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settlement
noun(set-tle-ment)the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
Synonyms: colonisation, colonization,
settlement
noun(set-tle-ment)termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities
Synonyms: liquidation,
settlement
noun(set-tle-ment)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
Synonyms: colony,
settlement
noun(set-tle-ment)something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
Synonyms: closure, resolution,
Examples:
They finally reached a settlement with the union.
settlement
noun(set-tle-ment)a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
settlement
noun(set-tle-ment)an area where a group of families live together