even up

verb — 3 senses

even up

verb

1

To make even; to make level.

I told him, smiling, that I would get even with him for his mistake, and he laughed heartily, and asked me to call once in a while. I did so, hoping for a chance to even up accounts, but he gave me none, and I told him I would wait.1895, Robert W. Chambers, The Repairer of Reputations:

2

To become even.

3

Business, Finance To secure a profit to offset a previous loss.

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