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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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SETTLEMENT definition: 1. an official agreement that finishes an argument: 2. an arrangement to end a disagreement…. Learn more.
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.
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 an official agreement between two sides who were involved in a conflict or argument.
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.
a. The settling or establishment of a person or a group of people, as in a new region or in a business. b. A newly colonized region. 3. A small community. 4. a. An arrangement or agreement reached, as in business proceedings or negotiating a dispute: a wage settlement; a peace settlement.
SETTLEMENT definition: 1. an official agreement that finishes an argument: 2. a town or village that people built to live…. Learn more.
From Longman Business Dictionary set‧tle‧ment /ˈsetlmənt/ noun 1 [ countable, uncountable] an official agreement or decision that ends an argument between two people or organizations After 15 years of litigation, appeals lawyers reached a settlement with the insurance company.
SETTLEMENT meaning: 1 : a formal agreement or decision that ends an argument or dispute; 2 : an amount of money that someone receives as part of such an agreement.
