"settle one's account" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: settles one's account [present, singular, third-person], settling one's account [participle, present], settled one's account [participle, past], settled one's account [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} settle one's account (third-person singular simple present settles one's account, present participle settling one's account, simple past and past participle settled one's account)
  1. To return what one owes; to make good on one's debts; to pay back. Translations (to return what one owes): saldare il conto (Italian), pagare a saldo (Italian), chiudere i conti (Italian)
    Sense id: en-settle_one's_account-en-verb-hhkfK-c5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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