settles up
Pays what's owed
To settle up is to pay what's owed, typically at the end of a transaction or arrangement: Let me settle up with the bartender before we leave.
The phrase often implies finalizing accounts between people: We can settle up later—I'll cover dinner tonight.
It suggests clearing debts rather than making partial payments.
- pays backReturns money owed
- oweHave unpaid obligations
- reconcileResolve a disagreement
- paymentFulfilling a financial obligation
- final paymentLast sum owed
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