settlement

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈset.l.mənt/, SAMPA: /"sEt.l.m@nt/

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Etymology

settle +‎ -ment

Noun

settlement (plural settlements)

1. The state of being settled.
2. A colony that is newly established; a place or region newly settled.
3. A community of people living together, such as a hamlet, village, town, or city.
4. (architecture) The gradual sinking of a building. Fractures or dislocations caused by settlement.
5. (finance) 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. (law) A disposition of property, or the act of granting it.
7. (law) A settled place of abode; residence; a right growing out of legal residence.
8. (law) A resolution of a dispute.

Synonyms

• (A resolution of a dispute): arrangement

Hyponyms

• See also Wikisaurus:settlement

Related terms

• settler

Derived terms

• settlement agreement

Translations

The state of being settled

French: règlement (fr) m., solution (fr) f. German: Regelung (de) f., Regulierung (de) f., Erledigung (de) f. Greek: συμφωνία (el) (symfonía) f., διευθέτηση (el) (diefthétisi) f., τακτοποίηση (el) (taktopoíisi) f. Japanese: 解決 (ja) (かいけつ, kaiketsu)

Polish: porozumienie (pl) n., ugoda (pl) f. Russian: урегулирование (ru) (uregulírovanije) n., удовлетворение (ru) (udovletvorénije) n., решение (ru) (rešénije) n. Telugu: తర్వాత (te)

(Law): A disposition of property, or the act of granting it

French: acte de propriété (fr) m. Greek: μεταγραφή (el) (metagrafí) f., εκχώρηση (el) (ekchórisi) f.

Polish: zapisanie (pl) n.

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

Arabic: مستعمرة (ar) (mustá`mara) f., مستوطنة (ar) (mustáwTana) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 定居點 (cmn), 定居点 (cmn) (dìngjūdiǎn), 殖民地 (cmn) (zhímíndì) Czech: osada (cs) f. Dutch: nederzetting (nl) f. Esperanto: loĝloko (eo) French: colonie (fr) f. German: Ansiedlung (de) f., Siedlung (de) f., Niederlassung (de) f., Kolonie (de) f. Greek: οικισμός (el) (oikismós) m., αποικισμός (el) (apoikismós) m. Hebrew: התנחלות (he) (hitnakhlut, hitnakhalut)

Hungarian: település (hu) Italian: insediamento (it) m. Japanese: 入植 (ja) (にゅうしょく, nyūshoku), 定住 (ja) (ていじゅう, teijū), 植民地 (ja) (しょくみんち, shokuminchi), 前哨地 (ja) (ぜんしょうち, zenshōchi) Kurdish: نیشتگه‌ Polish: osada (pl) f., osiedle (pl) n. Portuguese: povoação (pt) f. Russian: поселение (ru) (poselénije) n., колония (ru) (kolónija) f. Spanish: poblado (es) m., asentamiento (es) m.

(Architecture): The gradual sinking of a building

Greek: καθίζηση (el) (kathízisi) f.

Polish: osiadanie n.

(Law): A settled place of abode; residence; a right growing out of legal residence

Polish: zasiedzenie n.

(finance) The delivery of goods by the seller and payment for them by the buyer

Greek: διακανονισμός (el) (diakanonismós) m., εκκαθάριση (el) (ekkathárisi) f., εξόφληση (el) (eksóflisi) f. Polish: rozliczenie n., spłacenie n., uregulowanie n. Portuguese: liquidação (pt) f.

Slovene: poravnava (sl) f.

A resolution of a dispute

French: arrangement (fr) m.

German: Vergleich (de) m.