settle (something) on (someone)
phrasal verb
settled (something) on (someone); settling (something) on (someone); settles (something) on (someone)
chiefly British
: to arrange to give (money or property) to (someone)
She settled her whole fortune on her grandchildren.
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Unfortunately, those looking for a deal on one of last-year’s models may have to settle on an unpopular color or feature combination, depending on what’s still remaining in inventory.
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Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Accurate estimates for the scale of the problem are hard to come by, but most experts—as well as bodies such as Interpol and the World Trade Organization—settle on a figure of around 20 percent.
—Chris Hall, WIRED, 18 Dec. 2024
The volunteers settle on a theme sometime around February and usually have the final design by April or May.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
The act was designed to counter the problems of the 1876 election, when some states submitted competing slates; that election required a compromise to settle on a winner, and the cost was undoing many of the Reconstruction Acts.
—Jenna Bednar, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
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Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Accurate estimates for the scale of the problem are hard to come by, but most experts—as well as bodies such as Interpol and the World Trade Organization—settle on a figure of around 20 percent.
—Chris Hall, WIRED, 18 Dec. 2024
The volunteers settle on a theme sometime around February and usually have the final design by April or May.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
The act was designed to counter the problems of the 1876 election, when some states submitted competing slates; that election required a compromise to settle on a winner, and the cost was undoing many of the Reconstruction Acts.
—Jenna Bednar, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Settle (something) on (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/settle%20%28something%29%20on%20%28someone%29. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.
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