true-up

noun

An adjustment to make something equal or correct.

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Meanings

nountrue-up (plural true-ups)

plural true-ups

  1. An adjustment to make something equal or correct.

    Use this code for any accounting adjustments or "true-ups" for service provided in prior reporting years.

    2013, Federal Register, volume 78, number 146, page 46228

Origin

Deverbal from true up.

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APA

true-up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/true-up

MLA

“true-up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/true-up. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “true-up,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/true-up.

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