settlement
[noun]
Synonyms:
- agreement, arrangement, conclusion, confirmation, establishment, working out
- payment, clearing, discharge
- colony, community, encampment, outpost

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Related Words: showdown, quietus

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set‧tle‧ment W2 /ˈsetlmənt/ noun

1. OFFICIAL AGREEMENT [countable] an official agreement or decision that ends an argument, a court case, or a fight, or the action of making an agreement:
Union leaders and company bosses will meet tomorrow in an attempt to reach a settlement.
His lawyers are understood to be negotiating a settlement.
Hopes grew that a workable peace settlement might emerge.
settlement of
the search for a peaceful settlement of the Northern Ireland conflict
She got her home as part of the divorce settlement.
The company paid out over $10 million in an out-of-court settlement.

2. PAYMENT [uncountable] formal when you pay all the money that you owe
settlement of
the settlement of all his debts
in settlement (of something)
Wyatt had received the property in settlement of a bet.

3. GROUP OF HOUSES [countable] a group of houses and buildings where people live, especially in a place where few people have lived before:
The railway stations created new settlements.
an early Iron Age settlement

4. NEW AREA/PLACES [uncountable] when a lot of people move to a place in order to live there, especially in a place where not many people have lived before
settlement of
the settlement of the American West

5. SINKING [uncountable] technical the process in which a building or the ground slowly sinks downwards Synonym : subsidence

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settlement
noun
I. agreement
ADJ. early, speedy | final | lasting, long-term | temporary | amicable, friendly, peaceful | just, reasonable, satisfactory | compromise | negotiated | constitutional, diplomatic, financial, political | compensation, divorce, marriage | out-of-court | peace | pay, wage Nurses refused to accept a pay settlement less than the rate of inflation.
dispute
VERB + SETTLEMENT agree, reach Both parties hope to reach an amicable settlement.
negotiate, produce The union has negotiated a temporary settlement.
seek Lawyers are seeking an out-of-court settlement.
offer
PHRASES the terms of the settlement

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settlement
II. payment of debt, etc.
ADJ. prompt, speedy | early | full full settlement of a debt
cash | debt
PREP. in ~ of a cheque in settlement of the amount owing
under a/the ~ a beneficiary under the settlement

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settlement
III. place where people have come to live
ADJ. ancient, early | land | agricultural, rural
VERB + SETTLEMENT establish, found The Romans established a settlement on the south shore.
SETTLEMENT + VERB grow up A settlement grew up around the castle.
SETTLEMENT + NOUN site

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settlement

reach a settlement
The companies reached a settlement in March.
achieve a settlement (=after a lot of discussions)
The government was determined to achieve a settlement in Northern Ireland.
negotiate a settlement (=have discussions to try to reach a settlement)
His lawyers are understood to be negotiating a settlement.
an amicable settlement (=when people agree in a friendly way)
Disputes were often taken to a village council, which attempted to bring about an amicable settlement.
a peaceful settlement (=without fighting)
Both sides are working towards a peaceful settlement.
a political settlement (=one that is reached by political discussion, not fighting)
The British government favours a political settlement in the Middle East.
a peace settlement (=one which ends a war)
Hopes of a peace settlement receded.
a divorce settlement (=an agreement about money and property at the end of a marriage)
She acquired full ownership of the building in her 1986 divorce settlement.
an out-of-court settlement (=an agreement made to avoid a court case)
The army denied liability but agreed on an out-of-court settlement.
the terms of a settlement
Under the terms of the settlement, the company will pay an undisclosed sum as compensation.

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