Definitions for settlement
ˈsɛt l məntset·tle·ment

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.7 / 12 votes

1. colony, settlementnoun

   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"

2. village, small town, settlementnoun

   a community of people smaller than a town

3. settlementnoun

   a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it

4. colonization, colonisation, settlementnoun

   the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies

   "the British colonization of America"

5. settlement, resolution, closurenoun

   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"

6. settlementnoun

   an area where a group of families live together

7. liquidation, settlementnoun

   termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.8 / 4 votes

1. settlementnoun

   The state of being settled.

2. settlementnoun

   A colony that is newly established; a place or region newly settled.

3. settlementnoun

   A community of people living together, such as a hamlet, village, town, or city.

4. settlementnoun

   The gradual sinking of a building. Fractures or dislocations caused by settlement.

5. settlementnoun

   The delivery of goods by the seller and payment for them by the buyer, under a previously agreed trade or transaction or contract entered into.

6. settlementnoun

   A disposition of property, or the act of granting it.

7. settlementnoun

   A settled place of abode; residence; a right growing out of legal residence.

8. settlementnoun

   A resolution of a dispute.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Settlementnoun

   Etymology: from settle.

   1. The act of settling; the state of being settled.2. The act of giving possession by legal sanction.

   My flocks, my fields, my woods, my pastures take,
   With settlement as good as law can make. Dryden.

   3. A jointure granted to a wife.

   Strephon sigh’d so loud and strong,
   He blew a settlement along;
   And bravely drove his rivals down
   With coach and six, and house in town. Jonathan Swift.

   4. Subsidence; dregs.

   Fullers earth left a thick settlement. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

   5. Act of quitting a roving for a domestick and methodical life.

   Every man living has a design in his head upon wealth, power, or settlement in the world. Roger L'Estrange.

   6. A colony; a place where a colony is established.

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1. settlement

   A settlement refers to a place where people establish a community to live and work. These types of community can range from a small village to a large city. In legal terms, a settlement can also refer to an act of resolving or reaching an agreement in a dispute or lawsuit. It can also involve payment or other actions that fulfill the terms of a contract or an obligation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. Settlementnoun

   the act of setting, or the state of being settled

2. Settlementnoun

   establishment in life, in business, condition, etc.; ordination or installation as pastor

3. Settlementnoun

   the act of peopling, or state of being peopled; act of planting, as a colony; colonization; occupation by settlers; as, the settlement of a new country

4. Settlementnoun

   the act or process of adjusting or determining; composure of doubts or differences; pacification; liquidation of accounts; arrangement; adjustment; as, settlement of a controversy, of accounts, etc

5. Settlementnoun

   bestowal, or giving possession, under legal sanction; the act of giving or conferring anything in a formal and permanent manner

6. Settlementnoun

   a disposition of property for the benefit of some person or persons, usually through the medium of trustees, and for the benefit of a wife, children, or other relatives; jointure granted to a wife, or the act of granting it

7. Settlementnoun

   that which settles, or is settled, established, or fixed

8. Settlementnoun

   matter that subsides; settlings; sediment; lees; dregs

9. Settlementnoun

   a colony newly established; a place or region newly settled; as, settlement in the West

10. Settlementnoun

    that which is bestowed formally and permanently; the sum secured to a person; especially, a jointure made to a woman at her marriage; also, in the United States, a sum of money or other property formerly granted to a pastor in additional to his salary

11. Settlementnoun

    the gradual sinking of a building, whether by the yielding of the ground under the foundation, or by the compression of the joints or the material

12. Settlementnoun

    fractures or dislocations caused by settlement

13. Settlementnoun

    a settled place of abode; residence; a right growing out of residence; legal residence or establishment of a person in a particular parish or town, which entitles him to maintenance if a pauper, and subjects the parish or town to his support

WikidataRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Settlement

   In law, a settlement is a resolution between disputing parties about a legal case, reached either before or after court action begins. The term "settlement" also has other meanings in the context of law. Structured settlements provide for a periodic payment.

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1. settlement

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Matched Categories

1. • Agreement
   • Body
   • Community
   • Establishment
   • Geographical Area
   • Termination

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'settlement' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2692

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'settlement' in Written Corpus Frequency: #885

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'settlement' in Nouns Frequency: #790

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce settlement?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say settlement in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of settlement in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of settlement in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of settlement in a Sentence

1. Erica Parker:

   We hope by bringing attention to our case and this lawsuit settlement, we can help change the way the appraisal industry operates.

2. Megan Rapinoe:

   I'm always open, I think the team is always open for a settlement, i don't think anyone really ever wants to go to trial or to take this thing to that level. But obviously if we have to, we will.

3. Kerene Barefield:

   I don’t think the queen would be paying the settlement money, however, she could possibly be paying some of the funds to the charity. It just wouldn’t sit well with people if the queen contributed financially to the settlement itself. But the situation does put her in a tricky spot as a queen and as a mother. Every parent wants to help their children, but in her case, she has all of the public’s eyes on her.

4. Chan Galbato:

   We are pleased to have reached this settlement agreement with Barington, which allows us to avoid a potential proxy contest.

5. Howard Erichson:

   Some sort of collective settlement is going to make sense for the plaintiffs, it’s going to make sense for the defendant, and it’s absolutely what the judge wants.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=settlement
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Settlement
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=settlement
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/settlement
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=settlement
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=settlement