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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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   What does settlement mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! SETTLEMENT definition: 1. an official agreement that finishes an argument: 2. an arrangement to end a disagreement…. Learn more.

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   What is a settlement agreement?

   • an arrangement or adjustment, as of business affairs or a disagreement. an agreement signed after labor negotiations between union and management. the terms reached in this agreement. the settling of persons in a new country or place. a colony, especially in its early stages.

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   What is an example of a settlement?

   • A settlement is an agreement to end a disagreement or dispute without going to a court of law, for example by offering someone money. She accepted an out-of-court settlement of £4,000. ...a libel settlement.

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   What is a settlement of a debt?

   • The settlement of a debt is the act of paying back money that you owe. A settlement is a place where people have come to live and have built homes. ...a Muslim settlement. The settlement of a group of people is the process in which they settle in a place where people from their country have never lived before.

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   What is a peace settlement?

   • A settlement is an official agreement between two sides who were involved in a conflict or argument. Our objective must be to secure a peace settlement. A settlement is an agreement to end a disagreement or dispute without going to a court of law, for example by offering someone money. She accepted an out-of-court settlement of £4,000.

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   What is the difference between a settlement and a lawsuit?

   • Also, if one country establishes a colony somewhere else, that can be called a settlement. The other kind of settlement happens when something is settled, like the end of a disagreement. A lawsuit is ended if there's a settlement — both parties make an agreement that often involves money. A settlement brings closure and resolution.

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   • [countable] an official agreement that ends an argument between two people or groups. to negotiate a peace settlement. The management and unions have reached a settlement over new working conditions.
   • [uncountable] the action of reaching an agreement. the settlement of a dispute. Topics Discussion and agreement c1. Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjective.
   • [countable] (law) the conditions, or a document stating the conditions, on which money or property is given to somebody. a divorce/marriage/property settlement.
   • [uncountable] the action of paying back money that you owe. the settlement of a debt. Settlement is made monthly by direct debit. in settlement of something She had to pay over $5 000 in settlement of her debts.

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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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    An arrangement or agreement reached, as in business proceedings or negotiating a dispute: a wage settlement; a peace settlement. b. The resolution of a lawsuit or dispute by settling.