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See more synonyms for settlement on Thesaurus.com the act or state of settling or the state of being settled. the act of making stable or putting on a permanent basis. a state of stability or permanence. an arrangement or adjustment, as of business affairs or a disagreement. an agreement signed after labor negotiations between union and management. the terms reached in this agreement. 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. the satisfying of a claim or demand; a coming to terms. Law final disposition of an estate or the like. the settling of property, title, etc., upon a person. the property so settled . British legal residence in a specific place. (of a pauper) the right to claim food and shelter from an official agency or specific town or district. Also called settlement house . Social Work an establishment in an underprivileged area providing social services to local residents. a subsidence or sinking of all or part of a structure. Show More
Origin of settlement First recorded in
1620–30; settle1 +
-ment Related forms non·set·tle·ment , noun o·ver·set·tle·ment , noun pre·set·tle·ment , noun re·set·tle·ment , noun Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for settlement deal ,
establishment ,
agreement ,
contract ,
arrangement ,
compensation ,
resolution ,
payment ,
completion ,
compact ,
confirmation ,
liquidation ,
determination ,
payoff ,
reimbursement ,
showdown ,
satisfaction ,
clearance ,
covenant ,
pay Examples from the Web for settlement Contemporary Examples of settlement The president came to believe Shamir misled him on the settlement issue, or flat-out lied to him.
Jonathan Moore, who secured the $1.7 million settlement in the Stewart case, is representing them.
The city of Cleveland recently reached a $3 million settlement with the Russell and Williams families.
A year later, the suit ended in a settlement , the details of which remain confidential.
This meant that Palestinian taxi drivers had to drive through the Israeli settlement of Bet El.
Historical Examples of settlement They had no children and this settlement assured them a peaceful old age.
The draught of the settlement you may see whenever you will.
He might begin to talk and maybe they could arrange a settlement .
Dust Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
The history of her first settlement at Liesse, in Picardy, is thus related.
As to the settlement of poor papa's affairs, my interest in that is not very selfish.
British Dictionary definitions for settlement the act or state of settling or being settled the establishment of a new region; colonization a place newly settled; colony a collection of dwellings forming a community, esp on a frontier a community formed by members of a group, esp of a religious sect a public building used to provide educational and general welfare facilities for persons living in deprived areas a subsidence of all or part of a structure the payment of an outstanding account, invoice, charge, etc (as modifier ) settlement day an adjustment or agreement reached in matters of finance, business, etc law a conveyance, usually to trustees, of property to be enjoyed by several persons in succession the deed or other instrument conveying such property the determination of a dispute, etc, by mutual agreement without resorting to legal proceedings Show More
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Word Origin and History for settlement n. 1620s, "act of fixing or steadying;" from settle (v.) + -ment . Meaning "a colony," especially a new one, "tract of country newly developed" is attested from 1690s; that of "small village on the frontier" is from 1827, American English. Sense of "payment of an account" is from 1729; legal sense "a settling of arrangements" (of divorce, property transfer, etc.) is from 1670s.
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