We cannot proceed without settling first the term of payment.

不首先解决付款条件，我方无法继续进行。

youdao

No luggage: probably the guest left without settling the bill (skipper) or the Front Desk Agent forgot to check out the room in the system.

没有行李：客人可能没有结帐就离开(跑单)或者前台忘记将其离店房态输入系统。

youdao

But even as changing my address every six months was losing its appeal, I still wondered if one could truly settle down without settling.

BBC: The end of a wandering way of life?

There is no way to eliminate risk from a bond portfolio without settling for the puny 1.7% yield available on Treasury bills.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Romania was bustled into the EU for political reasons in 2007, just as Cyprus was admitted in 2004 without settling its dispute with the north of the island.

ECONOMIST: Romania and democracy