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settlement

US: /ˈsɛtəɫmənt/

UK: /sˈɛtə‍lmənt/

English Vietnamese dictionary

settlement /'setlmənt/

danh từ
- sự giải quyết, sự dàn xếp, sự hoà giải
- sự thanh toán
- sự đến ở, sự định cư, sự an cư lạc nghiệp; khu định cư, khu đất mới có người đến ở lập nghiệp
- sự chiếm làm thuộc địa; thuộc địa
- (pháp lý) sự chuyển gia tài
- sự làm lắng xuống; sự lắng xuống, sự lún xuống (mặt nhà, tường, đất)
- nhóm người chủ trương cải cách xã hội ba cùng với công nhân

Advanced English dictionary

+ noun
1 [C] an official agreement that ends an argument between two people or groups: to negotiate a peace settlement + The management and unions have reached a settlement over new working conditions. + an out-of-court settlement (= money that is paid to sb or an agreement that is made to stop sb going to court)
2 [U] the action of reaching an agreement: the settlement of a claim / dispute
3 [C] (law) the conditions, or a document stating the conditions, on which money or property is given to sb: a divorce / marriage / property settlement
4 [U] the action of paying back money that you owe: the settlement of a debt + a cheque in settlement of a bill + Settlement is made monthly by direct debit.
5 [C] a place where people have come to live and make their homes, especially where few or no people lived before: signs of an Iron Age settlement + a mining / rural settlement
6 [U] the process of people making their homes in a place: the settlement of the American West

Thesaurus dictionary

1 colony, outpost, post, camp, community, encampment, village, hamlet:

The first colonists established a small settlement on the bank of the river

2 colonization, settling, populating, settling:

The settlement of the valley was mainly by Scandinavians.

3 agreement, rapprochement, resolution, adjustment, elimination, reconciliation, working-out, accommodation, arbitration, arrangement:

Settlement of the dispute was supervised by a union representative.

4 payment, defrayal, discharge, liquidation, satisfaction, settling, quittance, clearing, clearance:

The settlement of our debts is of paramount importance.

5 deciding, settling, setting, decision, conclusion, confirmation, affirmation, establishment, stabilization, determination, agreement, choice, selection:

The only thing on his mind was the settlement of their holiday destination - should it be France or Thailand?

Collocation dictionary

¹ agreement

ADJ.

Nurses refused to accept a pay settlement less than the rate of inflation.

| dispute

VERB + SETTLEMENT

agree, reach

Both parties hope to reach an amicable settlement.

| negotiate, produce

The union has negotiated a temporary settlement.

| seek

Lawyers are seeking an out-of-court settlement.

| offer

PHRASES

the terms of the settlement

² payment of debt, etc.

ADJ.

prompt, speedy | early | full

full settlement of a debt

| cash | debt

PREP.

in ~ of

a cheque in settlement of the amount owing

| under a/the ~

a beneficiary under the settlement

³ place where people have come to live

ADJ.

ancient, early | land | agricultural, rural

VERB + SETTLEMENT

establish, found

The Romans established a settlement on the south shore.

SETTLEMENT + VERB

grow up

A settlement grew up around the castle.

SETTLEMENT + NOUN

site

Concise English dictionary

settlements'setlmənt
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
+a community of people smaller than a town
+a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
+the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
+something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
+an area where a group of families live together
+termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities