settle up

"I can settle up my affairs. I can turn the heating up full blast, and that will be wonderful," 92-year-old Betty Brown told the BBC.

Banks settle up by the end of the day.

"It could also be for political reasons… Our political detractors have really railed on this issue. They actually run with it just to settle up political scores."

This puts Clarence in debt to a loan shark named Jedediah, who could potentially kill him if he doesn't settle up.

Money is withheld from every paycheck, and taxpayers settle up with the IRS each year.