settlement

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɛtəlmənt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsɛtəlmənt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(set′l mənt)

Collocations for "settlement"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "settlement" in context.

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settlement

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a [court, legal, financial, claims, payment, marriage, friendly, private] settlement
  2. the [proposed, offered, rejected, agreed] settlement
  3. [reach, agree to, offer] an out-of-court settlement
  4. [reach] a settlement before the [hearing, tribunal, deadline]
  5. reach a settlement before proceedings [start, begin]
  6. the settlement of a [property, boundary, legal] dispute
  7. a [European, Viking, refugee] settlement
  8. a settlement in [Jerusalem, The West Bank]
  9. a [small, large, vast, new] settlement
  10. [an area, a colony, a territory] for settlement
  11. the settlement of [refugees, immigrants, asylum seekers]
'settlement' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
agreeable - court - divorce - occupy - peaceful

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