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- DictionarySet·tle·ment/ˈsedlmənt/
noun
- 1. an official agreement intended to resolve a dispute or conflict: "unions succeeded in reaching a pay settlement"
- 2. a place, typically one that has hitherto been uninhabited, where people establish a community: "the little settlement of Buttermere"
1. : the act or process of settling. 2. a. : an act of bestowing or giving possession under legal sanction. b. : the sum, estate, or income secured to one by such a settlement. 3. a. : occupation by settlers. b. : a place or region newly settled. c. : a small village. 4. : settlement house. 5. : an agreement composing differences. 6.
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.
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 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.
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.
4 days ago · 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. They are not optimistic about a settlement of the eleven-year conflict.
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.
