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settling up

settling up is the present participle and gerund of settle up.

Meaning of settle up

Verb

settle up (third-person singular simple present settles up, present participle settling up, simple past and past participle settled up)

  1. to pay what one owes (a debt, a bill etc.)

Questions about settling up

What is settling up the present participle and gerund of?
Settling up is the present participle and gerund of settle up.

Words near settling up in the dictionary

  1. settling one's account
  2. settling someone's hash
  3. settling the score
  4. settling time
  5. settling times
  6. settling up
  7. settling upon
  8. settling with
  9. settlings
  10. settlor
  11. settlors

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