verb / adjective / adverb
square
To bring an account or relationship into fair balance.
I send you the remaining ten dollars to square our account.
Etymology
The idea of making something square developed into making it correct or even. Squaring an account brings obligations into an agreed balance.
More examples
- You bought lunch last time, so this meal makes us square.
- We square up with the babysitter before she leaves.
- She wins the match fair and square.
Forms
square · squares · squared · squaring · squarer · squarest
squarely adverb — In a fair and honest manner.