settlement
noun
the act or state of settling or the state of being settled.
settlements
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pluralof settlement.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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While Boeing paid $8.4 billion—including common stock, loan settlements and debt repayments—it initially allocated $10 billion of the purchase price to the intangible asset goodwill as of Dec. 31 last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
By their nature, lawsuits and settlements are public, but the enforcement division didn’t speak publicly about its actions apart from its filings.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026
People living in informal settlements built on mine waste dumps are falling ill and more "houses will crack and fall into sinkholes", he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Critics say the potential for vast settlements has attracted trial lawyers who often collect 40% of the victim’s payout as compensation for taking a case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
These bigger settlements required more centralized administration; natural resources like good land and spawning streams, though not scarce, now needed to be managed.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
