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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
Word of the Day
16 November 2024
LEAVE
(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”
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