🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

निपटाना

Pronunciation / Transliteration: niptaana

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Settle-Up/ˈsɛt.əl ʌp/
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"रात के खाने के बाद, उन्होंने अपने साझा खर्चों को निपटाने का फैसला किया।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To pay off a debt or settle an account.

    "After dinner, they decided to settle-up for their shared expenses."
  2. 2

    To resolve or finalize an agreement or obligation.

    "We need to settle-up the details of our partnership before moving forward."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'settle-up' combines the verb 'settle', which originates from the Old English 'setlan', meaning to cause to sit, and 'up', a preposition indicating completion or finality. The phrase has evolved to imply the act of resolving debts or obligations, particularly in informal contexts.

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