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set·tle·ment
(sĕt′l-mənt)n.
1. The act or process of settling: the settlement of sediment.
2.
a. The settling or establishment of a person or a group of people, as in a new region or in a business.
b. A newly colonized region.
3. A small community.
4.
a. An arrangement or agreement reached, as in business proceedings or negotiating a dispute: a wage settlement; a peace settlement.
b. The resolution of a lawsuit or dispute by settling.
c. The process of reaching such an arrangement, agreement, or resolution.
5. Law
a. The legal determination of title to property.
b. The process of making the determinations and distributions associated with a trust.
6. A center providing community services in an underprivileged area. Also called settlement house.
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settlement
(ˈsɛtəlmənt)n
1. the act or state of settling or being settled
2. the establishment of a new region; colonization
3. (Human Geography) a place newly settled; colony
4. (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. (Building) a subsidence of all or part of a structure
8. (Banking & Finance)
a. the payment of an outstanding account, invoice, charge, etc
b. (as modifier): settlement day.
9. (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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set•tle•ment
(ˈsɛt l mənt)n.
1. the act or state of settling or the state of being settled.
2. the act of making stable or putting on a permanent basis.
3. a state of stability or permanence.
4. an arrangement or adjustment, as of business affairs.
5. an agreement signed after labor negotiations between union and management.
6. the settling of persons in a new country or place.
7. a colony, esp. in its early stages.
8. a small community or group of houses in a thinly populated area.
9. a community formed by members of a particular religious or ideological group.
10. the satisfying of a claim or demand; a coming to terms.
11.
a. final disposition, through legal proceedings, of opposing claims, an estate, etc.
b. the settling of property, title, etc., upon a person.
c. the property so settled.
12. Also called set′tlement house`. an establishment in an underprivileged area providing social services to local residents.
13. a subsidence or sinking of all or part of a structure.
[1620–1630]
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Settlement
a community settled in a locality, 1697.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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| 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"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 towncommunity - 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"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" 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 | |
| 7. |  settlement - termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilitiesviaticus 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
4. colony, community, outpost, peopling, hamlet, encampment, colonization a Muslim settlement
5. colonization, settling, peopling, populating the settlement of America
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
settlement
nounA settlement of differences through mutual concession:
Law: composition.
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Translations
إتِّفاقمُسْتَوْطَنَه
dohodaosada
=-bosættelsebosættelseforlig
egyezségtelepülés
samfélagsamkomulag
osada
dogovornaselbina
anlaşmameskûn yeryerleşim alanı
settlement
[ˈsetlmənt] N1. (= 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 ...
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
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
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
settlement
[ˈsɛtəlmənt] n (= 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
the biggest libel settlement ever → les dommages et intérêts pour diffamation les plus importants jamais payés
(= resolution) → règlement m
a peaceful settlement → un règlement pacifique
a political settlement → un règlement politique
a negotiated settlement → un règlement négocié
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.
The village is a settlement of just 50 houses → Le village est un hameau de tout juste 50 maisons.
(= colonization) → peuplement m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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
(= 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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
settlement
[ˈsɛtlmənt] na. (of bill, debt) → pagamento, saldo; (of question) → soluzione f; (of dispute) → composizione f
in settlement of our account (Comm) → a saldo del nostro conto
in settlement of our account (Comm) → a saldo del nostro conto
b. (agreement) → accordo
c. (village) → insediamento, comunità f inv; (colony) → colonia
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
settle
(ˈsetl) verb1. to place in a position of rest or comfort. I settled myself in the armchair.
2. to come to rest. Dust had settled on the books.
3. to soothe. I gave him a pill to settle his nerves.
4. to go and live. Many Scots settled in New Zealand.
5. to reach a decision or agreement. Have you settled with the builders when they are to start work?; The dispute between management and employees is still not settled.
6. to pay (a bill).
ˈsettlement noun1. an agreement. The two sides have at last reached a settlement.
2. a small community. a farming settlement.
ˈsettler noun a person who settles in a country that is being newly populated. They were among the early settlers on the east coast of America.
settle down1. to (cause to) become quiet, calm and peaceful. He waited for the audience to settle down before he spoke; She settled the baby down at last.
2. to make oneself comfortable. She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.
3. to begin to concentrate on something, eg work. He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.
settle in to become used to and comfortable in new surroundings.
settle on to agree about or decide.
settle up to pay (a bill). He asked the waiter for the bill, and settled up.
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settlement
n. [account] arreglo, ajuste.
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