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Settle vs pay #1 (permalink) Sun Apr 11, 2004 9:58 am   Settle vs pay		  
Hi everyone! Be so kind please! Reply to me! When do you use 'to settle 'instead of 'to pay'
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Settle #2 (permalink) Sun Apr 11, 2004 23:24 pm   Settle		  
Hi,

You can settle an account or pay the account.

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Settle vs pay #3 (permalink) Tue May 05, 2009 4:47 am   Settle vs pay		  
To 'settle' is to finish payment for something done over a period of time. To 'pay' is similar but usually used for transactions that happen in one moment ie. Go to the market, get the shopping and 'pay' for it.
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