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 [ˈsɛt^əlmənt]

n

1. the act or state of settling or being settled

2. the establishment of a new region; colonization

3. (Social Science / Human Geography) a place newly settled; colony

4. (Social Science / Human Geography) a collection of dwellings forming a community, esp on a frontier

5. a community formed by members of a group, esp of a religious sect

6. (Social Welfare) a public building used to provide educational and general welfare facilities for persons living in deprived areas

7. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a subsidence of all or part of a structure

8. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance)

a.  the payment of an outstanding account, invoice, charge, etc.

b.  (as modifier) settlement day

9. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) an adjustment or agreement reached in matters of finance, business, etc.

10. (Law) Law

a.  a conveyance, usually to trustees, of property to be enjoyed by several persons in succession

b.  the deed or other instrument conveying such property

c.  the determination of a dispute, etc., by mutual agreement without resorting to legal proceedings

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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 Our objective must be to secure a peace settlement.

2. ruling, finding, decision, conclusion, judgment, adjudication a libel settlement

3. payment, clearing, discharge, clearance, defrayal ways to delay the settlement of debts

4. colony, community, outpost, peopling, hamlet, encampment, colonization a Muslim settlement

5. colonization, settling, peopling, populating the settlement of America

Translations

settlement [ˈsetlmənt] N

1. (= payment) [of claim, bill, debt] → liquidación f; (= dowry) → dote f
please find enclosed my cheque in full settlement of → adjunto le remito el talón a cuenta de la total liquidación de ...

2. (= agreement) → acuerdo m
to reach a settlement → llegar a un acuerdo
to secure a peace settlement → alcanzar un acuerdo de paz

3. (= colony, village) → colonia f, poblado m; (= archaeological site) → asentamiento m

4. (= act of settling persons) → establecimiento m; [of land] → colonización f

5. (Jur) (= sum of money) she accepted an out-of-court settlement of £4000 → aceptó una compensación de 4000 libras a cambio de no seguir adelante con el juicio

settlement [ˈsɛt^əlmənt] n

(= payment) → règlement m
in settlement of our account → en règlement de notre compte

(= sum paid) (to settle legal dispute) → dommages et intérêts mpl
the biggest libel settlement ever → les dommages et intérêts pour diffamation les plus importants jamais payés

(= agreement) → accord m
a peace settlement → un accord de paix

(= resolution) → règlement m
a peaceful settlement → un règlement pacifique
a political settlement → un règlement politique
a negotiated settlement → un règlement négocié

(= place where people live, colony) → colonie f (= small village) → hameau m
The village is a settlement of just 50 houses → Le village est un hameau de tout juste 50 maisons.

(= colonization) → peuplement m

settlement

n

(act, = deciding) → Entscheidung f; (= sorting out) → Regelung f, → Erledigung f; (of problem, question etc) → Klärung f; (of dispute, differences etc) → Beilegung f, → Schlichtung f; (of estate) → Regelung f; (of bill, claim) → Bezahlung f; (of account) → Ausgleich m; (= contract, agreement etc) → Übereinkunft f, → Übereinkommen nt; an out-of-court settlement, a settlement out of court (Jur) → ein außergerichtlicher Vergleich; to reach a settlement → sich einigen, einen Vergleich treffen; the terms of the settlement (Jur) → die Bedingungen des Übereinkommens; this payment is made in settlement of all claims → mit dieser Zahlung werden alle Forderungen beglichen; in settlement of our account → zum Ausgleich unseres Kontos; settlement discount → Skonto nt or m

(= settling of money) → Übertragung f, → Überschreibung f (→ on auf +acc); (esp in will) → Vermächtnis nt; (of annuity, income) → Aussetzung f; (= document, agreement) → Schenkungsvertrag m; he receives £10,000 by the settlement → auf ihn wurden £ 10.000 übertragen or überschrieben, ihm wurden £ 10.000 vermacht

(of building) → Senkung f; (of sediment) → Absetzen nt

(= colony, village) → Siedlung f, → Niederlassung f; (= act of settling persons) → Ansiedlung f; (= colonization) → Besiedlung f

(US: also settlement house, = institution) → Wohlfahrtseinrichtung f; (= building) → Gemeindezentrum nt

settlement [ˈsɛtlmənt] n

a. (of bill, debt) → pagamento, saldo; (of question) → soluzione f; (of dispute) → composizione f
in settlement of our account (Comm) → a saldo del nostro conto

b. (agreement) → accordo

c. (village) → insediamento, comunità f inv; (colony) → colonia

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settlement [ˈsɛtlmənt] n

a. (of bill, debt) → pagamento, saldo; (of question) → soluzione f; (of dispute) → composizione f
in settlement of our account (Comm) → a saldo del nostro conto

b. (agreement) → accordo

c. (village) → insediamento, comunità f inv; (colony) → colonia