Settlement
['set(ə)lm(ə)nt] or ['sɛtlmənt]
Definition
(noun.) 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'.
(noun.) a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it.
(noun.) an area where a group of families live together.
Typist: Stanley--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of setting, or the state of being settled.
(n.) Establishment in life, in business, condition, etc.; ordination or installation as pastor.
(n.) 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.
(n.) 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.
(n.) Bestowal, or giving possession, under legal sanction; the act of giving or conferring anything in a formal and permanent manner.
(n.) 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.
(n.) That which settles, or is settled, established, or fixed.
(n.) Matter that subsides; settlings; sediment; lees; dregs.
(n.) A colony newly established; a place or region newly settled; as, settlement in the West.
(n.) 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.
(n.) 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.
(n.) Fractures or dislocations caused by settlement.
(n.) 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.
Edited by Albert
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Adjustment, arrangement.[2]. Reconciliation, pacification.[3]. Liquidation, payment, discharge.[4]. Colonization.[5]. Colony.[6]. [U. S.] Ordination, installation.
Edited by Donnie
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Subsidence, dregs, residuum, precipitation, colonization, location, colony
ANT:Excitement, perturbation, turbidity, fluctuation
Edited by Hardy
Examples
- Perhaps I would make a settlement on her, said Esterhazy; but mind, she must be very young, very fair, and almost innocent. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- You can marry her, arter you and me have come to a settlement. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- What if their truth could be proved before the fatal words of consent were spoken, and the marriage-settlement was drawn? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Like himself they had failed to grasp the necessity of entrusting the work of settlement to more specially qualified men. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- You shall take the whole responsibility of this discreditable settlement on your own shoulders before I leave the room. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- He founded a settlement in the Rio de Oro (on Kerne or Herne Island), and sailed on past the Senegal river. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- This is the signal for a general settlement of the audience. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- As to the settlement of poor papa's affairs, my interest in that is not very selfish. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- The Dutch settlement here formed gradually grew into a town called New Amsterdam, which in 1648 had 1,000 inhabitants. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It seems as inevitable that voyaging should make men free in their minds as that settlement within a narrow horizon should make men timid and servile. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- An apprentice is scarce ever married; and it is expressly enacted, that no married servant shall gain any settlement by being hired for a year. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- We have already told the tale of Cnossos (Chapter XVII) and of the settlement of the kindred Philistines in Palestine (Chapter XXI, § 1). H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The first settlement was located three years afterward on the present site of Battery Park. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- By the information which they received, they judged whether it was worth while to make a settlement there, or if the country was worth the conquering. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- You can't get rid of me, except by coming to a settlement. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The Mexicans used to capture these in large numbers and bring them into the American settlements and sell them. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- But his proposals for state settlements were what we should call state socialism to-day. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Even in the islands where they have settlements, they have very much reduced, it is said, the number of those trees. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Others conjectured that she was going to be married, and that the settlements were preparing. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- At Madras, Bombay, and Calcutta the English established their headquarters; Pondicherry and Chandernagore were the chief French settlements. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Among the oldest of these settlements was the colony of Virginia, the name of which commemorates Queen Elizabeth, the Virgin Queen of England. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Such small settlements as the Swedes made in America presently fell to the Dutch. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Upon the seven hills near the ford a number of settlements sprang up, which finally amalgamated into one city. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- We'll indict the blackguards for felony, and get 'em shipped off to penal settlements. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- To these Jewish Khazars are to be ascribed the great settlements of Jews in Poland and Russia. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- She wanted settlements. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The difficulty of obtaining settlements obstructs even that of common labour. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Spain retained Cuba and a few settlements in the Philippine Islands. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Municipal improvements were undertaken in Panama and Colon and the various settlements in the Canal Zone, such as the construction of reservoirs, pavements and a system of modern roads. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The Dutch settlements in the West, as well as those in the East Indies, were originally put under the government of an exclusive company. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
Editor: Maggie