settlement
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++set·tle·ment /ˈsetlmənt/ ●●○ W3 noun 1 official agreement 正式协议 [countable]ARGUE# an official agreement or decision that ends an argument, a court case, or a fight, or the action of making an agreement 〔解决争端的〕协议，和解 Union leaders and company bosses will meet tomorrow in an attempt to reach a settlement. 工会领导人和公司老板将于明天举行会议以期达成协议。 His lawyers are understood to be negotiating a settlement. 据说他的律师正在商谈一个协议。 Hopes grew that a workable peace settlement might emerge. 达成一项可行的和平协定的希望越来越大。settlement of the search for a peaceful settlement of the Northern Ireland conflict 寻找和平解决北爱尔兰冲突的办法 She got her home as part of the divorce settlement. 根据离婚协议，她拿到了房子。 The company paid out over $10 million in an out-of-court settlement. 这家公司花了1,000多万美元进行庭外和解。2 payment 支付 [uncountable]BFLPAY FOR formal when you pay all the money that you owe 〔欠款的〕清偿settlement of the settlement of all his debts 他所有债务的清偿in settlement (of something) Wyatt had received the property in settlement of a bet. 怀亚特是打赌赢到这份房产的。3 group of houses 住宅 [countable]STOWN a group of houses and buildings where people live, especially in a place where few people have lived before 〔尤指拓荒者居住的〕定居点，村落 The railway stations created new settlements. 这些火车站催生了新的定居点。 an early Iron Age settlement 一座铁器时代早期的村落4 new area/places 新的地区/地方 [uncountable]SA when a lot of people move to a place in order to live there, especially in a place where not many people have lived before 殖民，移民，开拓settlement of the settlement of the American West 美国西部的开拓过程5. sinking 下沉 [uncountable] technicalHEGDOWN the process in which a building or the ground slowly sinks downwards 〔建筑物或地面的〕沉降，下陷 SYN subsidencen COLLOCATIONSverbsreach a settlementThe companies reached a settlement in March.achieve a settlement (=after a lot of discussions)The government was determined to achieve a settlement in Northern Ireland.negotiate a settlement (=have discussions to try to reach a settlement)His lawyers are understood to be negotiating a settlement.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + settlementan amicable settlement (=when people agree in a friendly way)Disputes were often taken to a village council, which attempted to bring about an amicable settlement.a peaceful settlement (=without fighting)Both sides are working towards a peaceful settlement. a political settlement (=one that is reached by political discussion, not fighting)The British government favours a political settlement in the Middle East.a peace settlement (=one which ends a war)Hopes of a peace settlement receded.a divorce settlement (=an agreement about money and property at the end of a marriage)She acquired full ownership of the building in her 1986 divorce settlement.an out-of-court settlement (=an agreement made to avoid a court case)The army denied liability but agreed on an out-of-court settlement.phrasesthe terms of a settlementUnder the terms of the settlement, the company will pay an undisclosed sum as compensation.
Examples from the Corpus
settlement• Lybrand and soon after extracted a $ 25,000 settlement from Leckie.• Settlements started to appear all along the river.• What leader can bind a people to a settlement wholly repugnant to them?• The tools were found in an early Iron Age settlement.• The advantages of trying to obtain an out-of-court settlement at a relatively early stage in the proceedings are therefore obvious.• Still more to the point, were they welcomed by the Melians when they took over the existing settlement at Phylakopi?• Four out of every five settlements achieved by conciliation officers are for compensation and only one in ten for reinstatement or re-employment.• In 1909, the U. S. Government assumed control of the leper settlement at Molokai.• a Mormon settlement• Are there any examples which clearly show these hamlets to be an early form of settlement?• There were only a few scattered settlements of squatters by the river.• She lived in a small settlement on the edge of the desert.reach a settlement• He said the company could have prevented such a radical restructuring if it had worked harder at reaching a settlement.• His agent, Scott Casterline, reached a settlement with the team that will save Brown one paycheck during his suspension.• Disney said yesterday it had reached a settlement with one group of contractors for an undisclosed sum.• Mr Widmer said there seemed little hope of reaching a settlement before Caldaire turned to legal action.• Mills and Raines reached a settlement in March, with Mills receiving half of the winnings.• Nithard presented Charles as doing everything possible to avoid battle and to reach a settlement with Lothar.• This deal was subsequently accepted in the other regions, which had hitherto failed to reach settlements.in settlement (of something)• He had already acquired some ex-episcopal lands back in 1647-8, in settlement of earlier debts owing to him on the public faith.• Money has to be something that is widely accepted in settlement of debts.• Used properly, it can be of significant assistance in settlement of a claim.• In other words, there is a choice in settlement sites which depends on value-judgements and what people want to do.• Thus, streams, rivers, and particularly springs and wells have been important considerations in settlement siting.• A high proportion of trials which begin will end in settlement rather than judgment.• However, many more variables are involved in settlement siting and patterns.• All have similarities in settlement pattern and in social organization, with unilineal descent systems and chiefdom organization.From Longman Business Dictionarysettlementset‧tle‧ment /ˈsetlmənt/ noun1[countable, uncountable] an official agreement or decision that ends an argument between two people or organizationsAfter 15 years of litigation, appeals lawyers reached a settlement with the insurance company.The inflation rate fell, reflecting recent lowwage settlements.increases in public sector pay settlements2[countable, uncountable]FINANCE the payment of money that someone owesThe company made afull and final settlement of £30 million.Non-US residents are prepared to use the dollarin settlement of debts.3[uncountable]FINANCE the process of making payments relating to cheques, buying investments etcSYN CLEARINGThe Bank of England and the London Stock Exchange developed a computerised settlement system for transactions in gilt-edged securities. → cash settlement → rolling settlementset·tle·ment noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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settlement
set‧tle‧ment W2 /ˈsetlmənt/
noun
1. OFFICIAL AGREEMENT [countable] an official agreement or decision that ends an argument, a court case, or a fight, or the action of making an agreement:
Union leaders and company bosses will meet tomorrow in an attempt to reach a settlement.
His lawyers are understood to be negotiating a settlement.
Hopes grew that a workable peace settlement might emerge.
settlement of
the search for a peaceful settlement of the Northern Ireland conflict
She got her home as part of the divorce settlement.
The company paid out over $10 million in an out-of-court settlement.
2. PAYMENT [uncountable] formal when you pay all the money that you owe
settlement of
the settlement of all his debts
in settlement (of something)
Wyatt had received the property in settlement of a bet.
3. GROUP OF HOUSES [countable] a group of houses and buildings where people live, especially in a place where few people have lived before:
The railway stations created new settlements.
an early Iron Age settlement
4. NEW AREA/PLACES [uncountable] when a lot of people move to a place in order to live there, especially in a place where not many people have lived before
settlement of
the settlement of the American West
5. SINKING [uncountable] technical the process in which a building or the ground slowly sinks downwards
SYN subsidence
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▪reach a settlement The companies reached a settlement in March.
▪achieve a settlement (=after a lot of discussions) The government was determined to achieve a settlement in Northern Ireland.
▪negotiate a settlement (=have discussions to try to reach a settlement) His lawyers are understood to be negotiating a settlement.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + settlement
▪an amicable settlement (=when people agree in a friendly way) Disputes were often taken to a village council, which attempted to bring about an amicable settlement.
▪a peaceful settlement (=without fighting) Both sides are working towards a peaceful settlement.
▪a political settlement (=one that is reached by political discussion, not fighting) The British government favours a political settlement in the Middle East.
▪a peace settlement (=one which ends a war) Hopes of a peace settlement receded.
▪a divorce settlement (=an agreement about money and property at the end of a marriage) She acquired full ownership of the building in her 1986 divorce settlement.
▪an out-of-court settlement (=an agreement made to avoid a court case) The army denied liability but agreed on an out-of-court settlement.
■ phrases
▪the terms of a settlement Under the terms of the settlement, the company will pay an undisclosed sum as compensation.
set‧tle‧ment W2 /ˈsetlmənt/
noun1. OFFICIAL AGREEMENT [countable] an official agreement or decision that ends an argument, a court case, or a fight, or the action of making an agreement:
settlement of
2. PAYMENT [uncountable] formal when you pay all the money that you owe
settlement of
in settlement (of something)
3. GROUP OF HOUSES [countable] a group of houses and buildings where people live, especially in a place where few people have lived before:
4. NEW AREA/PLACES [uncountable] when a lot of people move to a place in order to live there, especially in a place where not many people have lived before
settlement of
5. SINKING [uncountable] technical the process in which a building or the ground slowly sinks downwards
SYN subsidence
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