settlement

/'setlmənt/
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settlement

The small settlement by the river had a dozen wooden houses.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • The act or process of settling: The action of resolving or reaching an agreement about a dispute or matter.
    • A formal agreement that ends a dispute: A legal or official arrangement where parties agree to resolve their differences, often without a formal court judgment.
    • A place where people establish a community: A location, often a new or small one, where a group of people come to live and build homes.
    • The process of colonizing: The establishment of a colony or colonies by a country or group in a new territory.
    • The process of sinking or becoming firm: The gradual sinking of a structure (like a building) into the ground, or the process by which particles in a liquid sink to the bottom.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • The two companies reached a settlement out of court. (A formal agreement to end a legal dispute.)
    • The settlement of the American West was a major part of its history. (The process of people moving to and establishing communities.)
    • Archaeologists discovered an ancient Viking settlement. (A place where a community lived.)
    • We noticed some settlement in the foundation of the old house. (The sinking or shifting of a building's structure.)
Advanced Usage
  • "To reach a settlement": To come to a mutual agreement to resolve a dispute.
    • After months of negotiation, they finally reached a settlement.
  • "Settlement house": (Historical) An institution in an urban area providing educational, recreational, and other social services to the community.
    • Jane Addams founded Hull House, a famous settlement house in Chicago.
Variants and Related Words
  • Settle (verb): To resolve, to agree, or to establish residence.
    • They decided to settle their argument.
    • He plans to settle in the countryside.
  • Settler (noun): A person who settles in a new region.
    • Early settlers faced many hardships.
Synonyms
  • Agreement: A negotiated arrangement.
  • Resolution: The act of solving a problem or dispute.
  • Colony: A territory settled and controlled by a distant nation.
  • Hamlet/Village: A small community.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
  • Settle down: To establish a stable life in one place.
    • After traveling for years, she wanted to settle down and start a family.
  • Settle for: To accept something less than what was originally wanted.
    • He didn't get his dream job, so he had to settle for a less exciting position.
  • Settle in: To become comfortable in a new place.
    • It took a few weeks to settle in to the new apartment.
Related Idioms
  • A done deal/settlement: An agreement that is completely finalized and cannot be changed.
    • The contract is signed, so it's a done settlement.
  • To settle the score: To get revenge for a past wrong.
    • He was determined to settle the score with his old rival.
settlement

The small settlement by the river had a dozen wooden houses.

Noun
  1. termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities
  2. an area where a group of families live together
  3. 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
  4. the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
    • the British colonization of America
  5. a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
  6. a community of people smaller than a town
  7. 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

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