settlement

noun

/ˈsetlmənt/

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[countable] 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 somebody or an agreement that is made to stop somebody going to court)
Extra Examples
- The union has negotiated a temporary settlement.
- There are still hopes for a negotiated settlement.
Topics Discussion and agreementc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- final
- lasting
- long-term
- …
verb + settlement
- achieve
- agree
- reach
- …
settlement + noun
- agreement
- offer
preposition
- settlement of
- under a/the settlement
- settlement with
- …
phrases
- in settlement of
- the terms of the settlement
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[uncountable] the action of reaching an agreement
- the settlement of a dispute
Topics Discussion and agreementc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- final
- lasting
- long-term
- …
verb + settlement
- achieve
- agree
- reach
- …
settlement + noun
- agreement
- offer
preposition
- settlement of
- under a/the settlement
- settlement with
- …
phrases
- in settlement of
- the terms of the settlement
See full entry
[countable] (law) the conditions, or a document stating the conditions, on which money or property is given to somebody
- a divorce/marriage/property settlement
Extra Examples
- Nurses refused to accept a pay settlement less than the rate of inflation.
- The company had to pay multi-million-dollar settlements to victims.
- They made a financial settlement with the family in order to prevent a civil lawsuit.
- They signed away their legal rights for a large cash settlement.
- They won a settlement of $10.6 million.
- a beneficiary under the settlement
- a proposed $100-million global settlement of a class action suit
Topics Family and relationshipsc2, Law and justicec2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- final
- lasting
- long-term
- …
verb + settlement
- achieve
- agree
- reach
- …
settlement + noun
- agreement
- offer
preposition
- settlement of
- under a/the settlement
- settlement with
- …
phrases
- in settlement of
- the terms of the settlement
See full entry
[uncountable] the action of paying back money that you owe
- the settlement of a debt
- Settlement is made monthly by direct debit.
- in settlement of something She had to pay over $5 000 in settlement of her debts.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- final
- lasting
- long-term
- …
verb + settlement
- achieve
- agree
- reach
- …
settlement + noun
- agreement
- offer
preposition
- settlement of
- under a/the settlement
- settlement with
- …
phrases
- in settlement of
- the terms of the settlement
See full entry
[countable] 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 settlement
see also informal settlement
Extra Examples
- The Romans established a settlement on the south shore.
- the earliest urban human settlement in the world
Topics Social issuesc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- ancient
- early
- land
- …
verb + settlement
- establish
- found
settlement + verb
- grow up
settlement + noun
- patterns
- site
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[uncountable] the process of people making their homes in a place
- the settlement of the American West
- early settlement patterns in South America
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- ancient
- early
- land
- …
verb + settlement
- establish
- found
settlement + verb
- grow up
settlement + noun
- patterns
- site
See full entry

单词	settlement
释义	settlement noun /ˈsetlmənt/ /ˈsetlmənt/ jump to other results [countable] 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 somebody or an agreement that is made to stop somebody going to court) Extra Examples The union has negotiated a temporary settlement. There are still hopes for a negotiated settlement. Topics Discussion and agreementc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective final lasting long-term … verb + settlement achieve agree reach … settlement + noun agreement offer preposition settlement of under a/the settlement settlement with … phrases in settlement of the terms of the settlement See full entry [uncountable] the action of reaching an agreement the settlement of a dispute Topics Discussion and agreementc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective final lasting long-term … verb + settlement achieve agree reach … settlement + noun agreement offer preposition settlement of under a/the settlement settlement with … phrases in settlement of the terms of the settlement See full entry [countable] (law) the conditions, or a document stating the conditions, on which money or property is given to somebody a divorce/marriage/property settlement Extra Examples Nurses refused to accept a pay settlement less than the rate of inflation. The company had to pay multi-million-dollar settlements to victims. They made a financial settlement with the family in order to prevent a civil lawsuit. They signed away their legal rights for a large cash settlement. They won a settlement of $10.6 million. a beneficiary under the settlement a proposed $100-million global settlement of a class action suit Topics Family and relationshipsc2, Law and justicec2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective final lasting long-term … verb + settlement achieve agree reach … settlement + noun agreement offer preposition settlement of under a/the settlement settlement with … phrases in settlement of the terms of the settlement See full entry [uncountable] the action of paying back money that you owe the settlement of a debt Settlement is made monthly by direct debit. in settlement of something She had to pay over $5 000 in settlement of her debts. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective final lasting long-term … verb + settlement achieve agree reach … settlement + noun agreement offer preposition settlement of under a/the settlement settlement with … phrases in settlement of the terms of the settlement See full entry [countable] 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 settlement see also informal settlement Extra Examples The Romans established a settlement on the south shore. the earliest urban human settlement in the world Topics Social issuesc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective ancient early land … verb + settlement establish found settlement + verb grow up settlement + noun patterns site See full entry [uncountable] the process of people making their homes in a place the settlement of the American West early settlement patterns in South America Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective ancient early land … verb + settlement establish found settlement + verb grow up settlement + noun patterns site See full entry
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