settlement

set·tle·ment  (stl-mnt)

n.

1. The act or process of settling.

2.

a. Establishment, as of a person in a business or of people in a new region.

b. A newly colonized region.

3. A small community.

4. An arrangement, adjustment, or other understanding reached, as in financial or business proceedings: a divorce settlement.

5. Law

a. Transfer of property to provide for the future needs of a person.

b. Property thus transferred.

6. A center providing community services in an underprivileged area. Also called settlement house.

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settlement

Noun

1. an act of settling

2. a place newly settled; colony

3. subsidence of all or part of a building

4. an official agreement ending a dispute

5. Law

a. an arrangement by which property is transferred to a person's possession

b. the deed transferring such property

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Settlement a community settled in a locality, 1697.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	settlement - 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; "the American colony in Paris" colony body - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body" frontier settlement, outpost - a settlement on the frontier of civilization Plantation - a newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America); "the practice of sending convicted criminals to serve on the Plantations was common in the 17th century" proprietary colony - a colony given to a proprietor to govern (in 17th century) colonial - a resident of a colony
	2.	settlement - a community of people smaller than a town small town, village community - a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community" moshav - a cooperative Israeli village or settlement comprised of small farms
	3.	settlement - a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it agreement, understanding - the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers" accommodation - a settlement of differences; "they reached an accommodation with Japan" conclusion - a final settlement; "the conclusion of a business deal"; "the conclusion of the peace treaty" out-of-court settlement - resolution of a dispute prior to the rendering of a final decision by the trial court property settlement - (matrimonial law) the division of property owned or acquired by marriage partners during their marriage accord and satisfaction - the settlement of a debt by paying less than the amount demanded in exchange for extinguishing the debt
	4.	settlement - the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies; "the British colonization of America" colonisation, colonization establishment, constitution, formation, organisation, organization - the act of forming or establishing something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club" population - the act of populating (causing to live in a place); "he deplored the population of colonies with convicted criminals"
	5.	settlement - something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "they 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" closure, resolution deciding, decision making - the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"
	6.	settlement - an area where a group of families live together geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth village, hamlet - a settlement smaller than a town
	7.	settlement - termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities liquidation ending, termination, conclusion - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement" viaticus settlement, viatical settlement - sale of an insurance policy by a terminally ill policy holder

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settlement

noun 1. agreement, arrangement, resolution, working out, conclusion, establishment, adjustment, confirmation, completion, disposition, termination

noun 2. payment, clearing, discharge, clearance, defrayal

noun 3. colony, community, outpost, peopling, hamlet, encampment, colonization, kainga or kaika N.Z.

Translations

settlement [ˈsɛtlmənt] n (= payment) → liquidación f (= agreement); acuerdo, convenio;

(village etc) → poblado;

in settlement of our account (COMM) → en pago or liquidación de nuestra cuenta

settlement [ˈsɛtlmənt] settle n (= payment) → règlement m (= agreement); accord m (= colony); colonie f (= village etc); village m, hameau m;

in settlement of our account (Comm) → en règlement de notre compte

settlement [ˈsɛtlmənt] settle n (payment) → Begleichung f;

(Law) → Vergleich m;

(agreement) → Übereinkunft f;

(of conflict) → Beilegung f;

(village etc) → Siedlung f, Niederlassung f;

(colonization) → Besiedelung f;

in settlement of our account settle (Comm) → zum Ausgleich unseres Kontos

settlement [ˈsɛtlmənt] n (= payment) → pagamento, saldo (= agreement); accordo (= colony); colonia (= village etc); villaggio, comunità f inv;

in settlement of our account (COMM) → a saldo del nostro conto