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Type Words
Synonyms colonisation, colonization
Type of formation, organisation, organization, constitution, establishment
Has types population
Derivation settle
Type Words
Synonyms small town, village
Type of community
Has types moshav
Type Words
Synonyms liquidation
Type of ending, termination, conclusion
Has types viatical settlement, viaticus settlement
Derivation settle
Type Words
Synonyms colony
Type of body
Has types outpost, plantation, proprietary colony, frontier settlement
Derivation settle
Type Words
Synonyms closure, resolution
Type of decision making, deciding
Derivation settle


they finally reached a settlement with the union.
Type Words
Type of understanding, agreement
Has types out-of-court settlement, accord and satisfaction, conclusion, property settlement, accommodation
Derivation settle
Type Words
Type of geographical region, geographic area, geographic region, geographical area
Has types hamlet, village
Derivation settle

Examples of settlement

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Under terms of the settlement, Mills and his mother will have visitation rights.
From the sacbee.com
Both the settlement and the intraday peak were the highest since September 2008.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The settlement doesn't require Irwin Naturals to acknowledge fault or liability.
From the sacbee.com
That settlement resolved longstanding issues between the DWSD and its customers.
From the freep.com
Barring a settlement, NTP has asked the judge to shut down RIM's U.S. operation.
From the businessweek.com
Since banks abhor publicity, they will often agree to a confidential settlement.
From the businessweek.com
The settlement required EPA to proceed with pollution limits if Florida did not.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Glaxo's settlement would represent one of the pharmaceutical industry's largest.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Payments for such repairs are covered as part of the total insurance settlement.
From the dailyherald.com
More examples
  • Colony: 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"
  • Village: a community of people smaller than a town
  • A conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
  • Colonization: the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies; "the British colonization of America"
  • 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"
  • An area where a group of families live together
  • Closing (or settlement) is the final step in executing a real estate transaction.
  • A settlement is a general term used in archaeology, geography, landscape history and other subjects for a permanent or temporary community in which people live, without being specific as to size, population or importance. ...
  • Settlement (of securities) is a business process whereby securities or interests in securities are delivered, usually against (in simultaneous exchange for) payment of money, to fulfill contractual obligations, such as those arising under securities trades.