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   settlement

   /ˈsɛtlm(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. an official agreement intended to resolve a dispute or conflict: "unions succeeded in reaching a pay settlement" Similar agreementdealarrangementresolutionaccommodationbargainunderstandingpactcompromisedecisionconclusiondetermination
   • ▪ a formal arrangement made between the parties to a lawsuit in order to resolve it, especially out of court: "the award was made as an out-of-court settlement by the driver's insurance firm" Similar resolutionsorting outsettlingsolutionsolvingbringing to an endworking outsmoothing overreconciliationsuccessful arbitration/mediation/brokeringinformal:patching uparchaic:composition
   • 2. a place, typically one which has previously been uninhabited, where people establish a community: "one of the oldest Viking settlements in western Europe" Similar communitycolonyoutpostencampmenttrading postpostvillagehamletkibbutzcommunepueblorancheriawerfkaingaterramarehistorical:plantation
   • ▪ the process of establishing a settlement or settlements: "a continent where settlement is at the mercy of geography" Similar colonizationsettlingpopulatingpeoplinghistorical:plantation
   • ▪ the action of allowing or helping people to establish settlements: "the settlement of immigrants in the occupied territories"
   • 3. an arrangement whereby property passes to a succession of people as dictated by the settlor: "inheritance tax could be due if you make a substantial gift or settlement and then die within the following seven years"
   • ▪ the property given under a settlement.
   • ▪ short for marriage settlement
   • 4. the action or process of settling an account: "most suppliers will offer early settlement discounts" Similar paymentdischargedefrayalliquidationsettlingsettling upclearanceclearingsatisfactionarchaic:reckoning
   • 5. subsidence of the ground or a structure built on it: "a boundary wall, which has cracked due to settlement, is to be replaced"

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSETTLEMENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • English (US)

     SETTLEMENT meaning: 1. an official agreement that finishes...

   • Znaczenie Settlement, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     SETTLEMENT definicja: 1. an official agreement that finishes...

   • Portuguese Translation

     SETTLEMENT translate: decisão, acordo, assentamento,...

   • Settlement in Polish

     SETTLEMENT translate: rozstrzygnięcie, osiedle, osada,...

   • Settlement in Russian

     SETTLEMENT translate: соглашение , поселение . Learn more in...

   • Settlement in Japanese

     SETTLEMENT translate: 合意, 調停, 解決, 入植地, 居留地, 合意（ごうい）,...

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   the settling of persons in a new country or place. a colony, especially in its early stages. a small community, village, or group of houses in a thinly populated area. a community formed and populated by members of a particular religious or ideological group: a Shaker settlement.

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   A settlement is a colony or any small community of people. If a bunch of people build houses on the moon together, they’ll have the first lunar settlement. A settlement is also the resolution of something such as a lawsuit. One kind of settlement is a place where people live.

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   Settlement can mean the act or process of settling, the establishment of a new region or community, an arrangement or agreement, a legal determination of property, or a subsidence of a structure. See different definitions, synonyms, and translations of settlement from various sources.