English
true-up
An adjustment to make something equal or correct.
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Origin
Deverbal from true up.
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Lineage
- derivedEnglishtrue “Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.”
- inheritedMiddle Englishtrewe “faithful, loyal”
- inheritedOld Englishtrīewe “faithful, loyal, true”
- derivedMiddle Englishtrow “trough”
- inheritedMiddle Englishtrewe “faithful, loyal”
Sources
- Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wiktionary: true-up