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settlement

/ settlement /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
"the 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"
Type of:
decision making deciding
Derived:
settle
noun Sense 2
a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
Type of:
agreement understanding
Kinds of:
accommodation conclusion out-of-court settlement property settlement accord and satisfaction
Derived:
settle square off square up determine decide
noun Sense 3
an area where a group of families live together
Type of:
geographical area geographic area geographical region
Kinds of:
village hamlet
Derived:
settle locate
noun Sense 4
termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities
Type of:
termination ending conclusion
Kinds of:
viatical settlement viaticus settlement
Derived:
settle liquidate pay off
noun Sense 5
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
Type of:
body
Kinds of:
frontier settlement outpost Plantation proprietary colony Demerara
Derived:
settle locate colonize colonise
noun Sense 6
the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
"the British colonization of America"
Type of:
constitution establishment formation
Kinds of:
population
Derived:
settle locate colonize colonise
noun Sense 7
a community of people smaller than a town
Type of:
community
Kinds of:
moshav
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
50
Times Searched
2
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decision making deciding agreement understanding accommodation conclusion out-of-court settlement property settlement accord and satisfaction geographical area geographic area geographical region