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settlementsettlement /ˈsɛt̮lmənt/ ●●○ W3 noun ► reach/achieve a settlement We hope to reach a settlement by February. ► out-of-court settlement an out-of-court settlement (=an agreement made without the two sides having to go to court) ► divorce/peace/financial etc. settlement (=the agreement about what the two sides will do after a divorce, after fighting stops, etc.) ► in settlement The defendant paid over $200,000 in settlement of the matter. THESAURUSplace► town an area with houses, stores, offices, etc. where people live and work: He grew up in a small town in Texas. Milton is a town of about 35,000 people. ► city a very large town, usually with very large buildings, museums, parks, etc. where a large number of people live and work: Jacksonville is the largest city in Florida. He lives near Central Park in New York City. ► metropolis a very large city, especially an important city – used especially in writing: London grew from one square mile into a busy and crowded metropolis. ► suburb a town or small city near a large city: He lives in a suburb of Seattle but drives into the city for work every day. ► village a very small town, usually far from cities – used especially about places outside of the U.S.: His parents come from a village in Thailand. ► capital a large city where a country’s or state’s main government is: Sacramento is the capital of California. ► municipality formal a town, city, or other small area, which has its own government: The website has a map of the municipality of Anchorage. ► settlement a group of houses and buildings where people live, far away from other towns: The pioneers lived in a small settlement on the edge of the desert. 1OFFICIAL AGREEMENT [countable, uncountable] an official agreement or decision that ends an argument between two sides: reach/achieve a settlement We hope to reach a settlement by February. an out-of-court settlement (=an agreement made without the two sides having to go to court)divorce/peace/financial etc. settlement (=the agreement about what the two sides will do after a divorce, after fighting stops, etc.)2GROUP OF HOUSES [countable] a group of houses and buildings where people live, in an area where no group lived before: New settlements sprang up along the railroad.► see thesaurus at town3NEW AREA/PLACES [uncountable] the movement of a new population into a place in order to live there: settlement of the settlement of the American West4PAYMENT [uncountable] social studies, economics the act of paying all the money that you owe: settlement of the settlement of all his debts The defendant paid over $200,000 in settlement of the matter.5SINKING [uncountable] earth science the slow sinking of a building, the ground under it, etc. |