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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At Race Course, the wealth surrounding the settlements offered small but vital ways to earn money - dishes to wash, gardens to tend, discarded bottles to collect and sell.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
TikTok and YouTube were also named as defendants in the case, but both had already reached settlements as well.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
These communities often constructed fortified sites, and strategically located settlements controlling surrounding territories.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
“There is no evidence of a general late-year inflation premium in settlements as affordability, subdued demand and the looser labour market are limiting pass-through into larger awards,” the BOE’s agents reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
During the summer of 1812, the Indigenous alliance struck US forts and squatter settlements.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
