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What does settle for mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word settle for? Here's what it means.

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  1. (idiomatic) To accept or allow something, especially something not entirely desirable.
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That other guy would probably settle for a couple of chrome lug nuts, but sometimes quality costs more.
One could settle for the same old brand every time, but to get stuck in a fragrance rut is a cardinal sin.
They say they will settle for nothing less than an amendment to the legislation.
Now, while I stand by each and every one of my choices, right now, I'd settle for someone who knows how to make tabbouleh, and doesn't snore.
Their regular food is kebab roll, shwarma or biryani, as they are forever short of funds and settle for the cheaper, greasier fast food variety.
What we will have to settle for, at best, is a frank debate about some of the subjects raised by Mind the Gap.

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