Settlement — synonyms, definition

1. settlement (Noun)

accommodation adjustment agreement allotment amends arbitration arrangement atonement bargain bargaining base bond camp centre charter clarification clearance closure cluster colonial state • • •

settlement (Noun) — 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. ex. "the American settlement in Paris"

settlement (Noun) — A community of people smaller than a town.

settlement (Noun) — A conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it.

settlement (Noun) — The act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies. ex. "the British settlement of America"

settlement (Noun) — Something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making. ex. "they finally reached a settlement with the union"

settlement (Noun) — An area where a group of families live together.

settlement (Noun) — Termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities.

settlement (Noun) — (finance) the completion of a transaction, e.g. delivery of goods by the seller and payment for them by the buyer.

agreement body community conclusion constitution deciding decision making ending establishment formation geographic area geographic region geographical area geographical region organisation organization termination understanding Calpe Demerara Gibraltar New Amsterdam Plymouth Colony Rock of Gibraltar accommodation accord and satisfaction conclusion frontier settlement hamlet moshav out-of-court settlement outpost plantation population property settlement proprietary colony viatical settlement viaticus settlement • • • colonial