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Settlement

//ˈsɛ.təl.mənt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of settling. countable, uncountable

    "settlement of debt"

  2. 2
    termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities wordnet
  3. 3
    The state of being settled. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies wordnet
  5. 5
    A colony that is newly established; a place or region newly settled. countable, uncountable

    "Such anthropophilous behaviour makes it a good candidate for a commensal relationship with humans at the Neolithic settlements of Quanhucun, Wuzhuangguoliang and Xiawanggang, as well as other Middle and Late Neolithic settlements in China […]"

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  1. 6
    something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making wordnet
  2. 7
    A community of people living together, such as a hamlet, village, town, or city; a populated place. countable, uncountable

    "Here, after months of relative inactivity, Russian forces have drastically increased the intensity of their offensive operations targeting the villages of Staromaiorske and Urozhaine. These villages, located south of Velyka Novosilka, hold tactical and symbolic significance, as these are the last settlements that Ukrainian forces recaptured during their counteroffensive in the summer of 2023."

  3. 8
    a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it wordnet
  4. 9
    A site where people used to live together in ancient times; an ancient simple kind of village. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    a community of people smaller than a town wordnet
  6. 11
    The gradual sinking of a building. Fractures or dislocations caused by settlement. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    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 wordnet
  8. 13
    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. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    an area where a group of families live together wordnet
  10. 15
    A disposition of property, or the act of granting it. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    A settled place of abode; residence; a right growing out of legal residence. countable, uncountable
  12. 17
    A resolution of a dispute. countable, uncountable
  13. 18
    A mutual agreement to end a dispute without resorting to legal proceedings, also known as an out-of-court settlement or settling out of court. countable, uncountable

    "The family of a^([sic]) Ohio teenager who was crushed to death by the seat of a minivan after emergency responders failed to find him in time has been awarded a $6million settlement […] As part of the settlement, the city has pledged to improve its 911 call centre […]"

  14. 19
    An estate or district in Anglo-Indian Bengal where, instead of taking a quota of the year's produce, the government took a fixed sum several times a year from the local cultivators. India, countable, historical, uncountable

Etymology

From settle + -ment.

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