Settlement Meaning and Definition

Word: Settlement

How to pronounce: ˈsetlmənt

Noun

Definitions:

1. An official agreement intended to resolve a dispute or conflict.

Example sentences: "Unions succeeded in reaching a pay settlement"

2. A place, typically one that has hitherto been uninhabited, where people establish a community.

Example sentences: "The little settlement of Buttermere"

3. An arrangement whereby property passes to a succession of people as dictated by the settlor.

Example sentences: "Inheritance tax could be due if you make a substantial gift or settlement and then die within the following seven years"

4. The action or process of settling an account.

Example sentences: "Most suppliers will offer early settlement discounts"

5. Subsidence of the ground or a structure built on it.

Example sentences: "A boundary wall, which has cracked due to settlement, is to be replaced"

Synonyms:

village

center of population

small town

township

habitation

population aggregates

residential settlement

subsidence

resolution

decision

redemption

payment

repayment

liquidation

adjustment

agreement

reconciliation

arrangement

accord

contract

convention

bargain

resettlement

colonization

colony

colonisation

Antonyms:

eviction

Derivations:

settling

settler

settle

settled

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Settlement in Other Languages...

Spanish: Asentamiento

German: Siedlung

French: Règlement

Italian: Insediamento

Turkish: Yerleşme