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- Dictionarysettlement/ˈsɛtlm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. an official agreement intended to resolve a dispute or conflict: "unions succeeded in reaching a pay settlement" Similar
- 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
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an official agreement or decision that ends an argument, often involving a payment of money: negotiate / reach a settlement. The lawyer negotiated an out-of-court settlement of $2 million. [ C or U ] payment of a debt: in settlement of sth I wrote a check for $200 in settlement of my debts.
A settlement is an agreement to end a disagreement or dispute without going to a court of law, for example by offering someone money.
The meaning of SETTLEMENT is the act or process of settling. How to use settlement in a sentence.
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.
settlement. noun. /ˈsetlmənt/ [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. an out-of-court settlement(= money that is paid to somebody or an agreement that is made to stop somebody going to court)
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.
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.
