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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" Similar
- 2. a place, typically one that has hitherto been uninhabited, where people establish a community: "the little settlement of Buttermere" Similar
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SETTLEMENT definition: 1. an official agreement that finishes an argument: 2. an arrangement to end a disagreement…. Learn more.
The meaning of SETTLEMENT is the act or process of settling. How to use settlement in a sentence.
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.
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.
A settlement is an official agreement between two sides who were involved in a conflict or argument.
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. 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.
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.
noun. settlements. A settling or being settled (in various senses) Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The settling or establishment of a person or a group of people, as in a new region or in a business. American Heritage. A new colony, or a place newly colonized. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
1. A settlement is an official agreement between two sides who were involved in a conflict or argument. [...] 2. A settlement is an agreement to end a disagreement or dispute without going to a court of law, for example, by offering someone money. [...] 3. The settlement of a debt is the act of paying back money that you owe. [...] More.
