SETTLEMENT

liquidation, settlement

(noun) termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities

colonization, colonisation, settlement

(noun) the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies; “the British colonization of America”

settlement, resolution, closure

(noun) something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; “they finally reached a settlement with the union”; “they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences”; “he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure”

settlement

(noun) a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it

village, small town, settlement

(noun) a community of people smaller than a town

colony, settlement

(noun) a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state’s system of government; “the American colony in Paris”

settlement

(noun) an area where a group of families live together

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

settlement (plural settlements)

The act of settling.

The state of being settled.

A colony that is newly established; a place or region newly settled.

A community of people living together, such as a hamlet, village, town, or city.

(architecture) The gradual sinking of a building. Fractures or dislocations caused by settlement.

(finance) The delivery of goods by the seller and payment for them by the buyer, under a previously agreed trade or transaction or contract entered into.

(legal) A disposition of property, or the act of granting it.

(legal) A settled place of abode; residence; a right growing out of legal residence.

(legal) A resolution of a dispute.

Synonyms

• (A resolution of a dispute): arrangement

Hyponyms

• See also settlement

Source: Wiktionary


Set"tle*ment, n.

1. The act of setting, or the state of being settled. Specifically: -

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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