settlement

Definitions

1. The act of settling
2. The act of settling.
   countable, uncountable
3. The state of being settled
4. The state of being settled.
   countable, uncountable
5. A colony that is newly established; a place or region newly settled
6. A colony that is newly established; a place or region newly settled.
   countable, uncountable
7. A community of people living together, such as a hamlet, village, town, or city; a populated place
8. A community of people living together, such as a hamlet, village, town, or city; a populated place.
   countable, uncountable
9. A site where people used to live together in ancient times; an ancient simple kind of village
10. A site where people used to live together in ancient times; an ancient simple kind of village.
    countable, uncountable
11. The gradual sinking of a building. Fractures or dislocations caused by settlement.
    countable, uncountable
12. 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
13. A disposition of property, or the act of granting it.
    countable, uncountable
14. A settled place of abode; residence; a right growing out of legal residence.
    countable, uncountable
15. A resolution of a dispute.
    countable, uncountable
16. 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
17. 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

Equivalents

Examples

“settlement of debt”

“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 […]”

“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.”

“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 […]”

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