The meaning of Settlement

noun

A room, group of rooms, or building in which someone may live or stay.

Usage examples:

They were living in temporary accommodation

noun

A place in which to live, work, stay, etc.

Usage examples:

The cost, including flights, accommodation, and meals, was €100,000., temporary accommodation, luxu…

noun

Harmony or accordance in opinion or feeling.

Usage examples:

The two officers nodded in agreement

noun

The condition of having the same opinion, or a decision or arrangement between two or more people or groups to do something or to obey the same rules

Usage examples:

[ c ] a new trade agreement, [ u ] both sides were in agreement on the basic terms, but many detail…

noun

A decision or arrangement that has been made and accepted by two or more people, groups, organizations, etc.

Usage examples:

Agreement between sb and sb based on the rental agreement between the landlord and the tenant, eith…

noun

The action, process, or result of arranging or being arranged.

Usage examples:

The arrangement of the furniture in the room

noun

A plan for how the parts of a piece of music can be played by a particular instrument or instruments

Usage examples:

An arrangement for trumpet and cello, a flower arrangement, she had an arrangement to work at home …

noun

A plan or preparation for how something will happen

Usage examples:

Make an arrangement there wasn't enough time for him to make alternative arrangements., arrangement…

noun

An agreement between two or more people or groups as to what each will do for the other.

Usage examples:

Bargains between political parties supporting the government

verb

Negotiate the terms and conditions of a transaction.

Usage examples:

He bargained with the local council to rent the stadium

noun

An advantageous purchase

noun

The action or process of clearing or of being dispersed.

Usage examples:

Cleaning of the machine should include clearance of blockages

noun

If goods are reduced for clearance, they are offered for sale at a lower than usual price so that people will buy them and there will be space for new goods

Usage examples:

A clearance sale, the pilot announced we had received clearance for take off., the sign on the over…

noun

The process by which cheques and other payments are exchanged between customers of different banks

Usage examples:

Foreign-drawn cheques may incur additional bank charges for clearance and currency conversion., two…

noun

An open space in a forest, especially one cleared for cultivation.

Usage examples:

Forest openings and clearings and agricultural areas are also good habitat for the western bluebird.

noun

A system used by universities to fill the remaining available undergraduate places before the start of the academic year.

Usage examples:

Students going through clearing should make themselves available because admissions tutors will wan…

verb

Remove an obstruction or unwanted item or items from.

Usage examples:

The drive had been cleared of snow

noun

A country or area under the full or partial political control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country.

Usage examples:

Japanese forces overran the french colony of indo-china

noun

A country or area controlled politically by a more powerful country

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An artists’ colony, an ant colony, peru was colonized by the spanish in the 16th century.

noun

A group of people living together and sharing possessions and responsibilities.

Usage examples:

She went to california and joined a commune

verb

Share one's intimate thoughts or feelings with (someone), especially on a spiritual level.

Usage examples:

The purpose of praying is to commune with god

noun

The smallest unit of local government in some countries

noun

A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.

Usage examples:

Montreal's italian community

noun

All the people who live in a particular area, or a group of people who are considered as a unit because of their shared interests or background

Usage examples:

[ c ] the scientific community, [ c ] bus fares were raised despite the protests of the community.,…

noun

The people living in a particular area

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We know that 80% of economic growth comes from businesses already located within our communities., …

noun

An agreement or settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions.

Usage examples:

Eventually they reached a compromise

verb

Settle a dispute by mutual concession.

Usage examples:

In the end we compromised and deferred the issue

noun

An agreement between two sides who have different opinions, in which each side gives up something it had wanted

Usage examples:

Under the compromise, car manufacturers must use cleaner fuel but have more time to do it., his opp…

noun

The end or finish of an event, process, or text.

Usage examples:

The conclusion of world war two

noun

A decision made after a lot of consideration

Usage examples:

Dr. gille couldn’t reach any conclusions based on the symptoms i described., [ + that clause ] we c…

noun

A decision or judgment that is made after careful thought

Usage examples:

The findings and conclusions of the report are simply guidelines, not rulings., reach/come to/draw …

verb

Distribute (cards) in an orderly rotation to players for a game or round.

Usage examples:

The cards were dealt for the last hand

noun

An agreement entered into by two or more parties for their mutual benefit, especially in a business or political context.

Usage examples:

The government was ready to do a deal with the opposition

noun

Fir or pine wood as a building material.

Usage examples:

Softwoods such as deal were more usually painted over

noun

A conclusion or resolution reached after consideration.

Usage examples:

I'll make the decision on my own

noun

Something you choose; a choice

Usage examples:

The board will make its decision shortly., [ + to infinitive ] their decision not to attend the par…

noun

The quality of being determined; firmness of purpose.

Usage examples:

Those who succeed because of sheer grit and determination

noun

The ability to continue trying to do something, even if it is difficult

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] she has a lot of determination to succeed.

noun

The ability to continue trying to do something, although it is very difficult

Usage examples:

I admired his drive and determination - he never gave up., determination to do sth she had great de…

verb

Tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave a place or situation.

Usage examples:

They stressed that staff would not be actively discharging anyone and no programme was in place to …

noun

The action of discharging someone from a hospital or from the armed forces or police.

Usage examples:

Referrals can be discussed before discharge from hospital

verb

To allow someone to leave

Usage examples:

Allen was discharged from the hospital yesterday., [ i ] the soapy water from the washing machine w…

noun

A place with temporary accommodation consisting of huts or tents, typically for troops or nomads.

Usage examples:

A bedouin encampment

noun

A group of tents or temporary shelters put in one place

Usage examples:

Many people are living in encampments around the city with no electricity or running water.

noun

A small settlement, generally one smaller than a village, and strictly (in britain) one without a church.

Usage examples:

The house is in a quiet hamlet overlooking open countryside

proper noun

A legendary prince of denmark, hero of a tragedy by shakespeare.

noun

A small village

noun

A maori village or settlement.

Usage examples:

‘it was quite clear that it was an extraordinary thing,’ he says of the taranaki kainga led by paci…

noun

A communal settlement in israel, typically a farm.

Usage examples:

Some went to live on collective farms, the kibbutzim, which were among israel's most imaginative in…

noun

(in israel) a place, usually a farm, where a group of people live and work and where all duties are shared

noun

The process of liquidating a business.

Usage examples:

The company went into liquidation

noun

A situation in which a company stops operating and sells all its assets in order to pay its debts

Usage examples:

Go into liquidation after three years of heavy losses the company went into liquidation with debts …

noun

A small military camp or position at some distance from the main army, used especially as a guard against surprise attack.

Usage examples:

Troops in some outposts have surrendered

noun

A small town or group of buildings in a place that is far away, usually established as a center for military or trade operations

noun

An office or store that belongs to a large company but is a long way from that company's headquarters (= main office)

Usage examples:

He was appointed to head the company's first outpost in sub-saharan africa.

noun

A formal agreement between individuals or parties.

Usage examples:

The country negotiated a trade pact with the us

noun

A formal agreement between two people or groups of people

Usage examples:

A peace pact

noun

A formal agreement between two or more people, groups of people, or organizations

Usage examples:

A pact with sb the free trade pact with the united states should be completed soon., the company ha…

noun

The action or process of paying someone or something or of being paid.

Usage examples:

Ask for a discount for payment by cash

noun

An amount of money paid, or the act of paying

Usage examples:

[ c ] when is the first payment due?, [ u ] usually we ask for payment when the order is placed.

noun

An amount of money that has been paid or is expected to be paid

Usage examples:

For the fiscal year ended february 28 2010, payments from class a shares amounted to $1,470., mortg…

noun

An estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar, and tobacco are grown.

Usage examples:

Sugar and tobacco plantations were established in the 17th century, worked by imported african slav…

noun

A large farm, esp. in a hot part of the world, on which a particular crop is grown

Usage examples:

A coffee/rubber plantation

noun

A long, sturdy piece of timber or metal set upright in the ground and used as a support or marker.

Usage examples:

Follow the blue posts until the track meets a road

verb

Display (a notice) in a public place.

Usage examples:

A curt notice had been posted on the door

adverb

With haste.

Usage examples:

Come now, come post

noun

A north american indian settlement of the south-western us, especially one consisting of multistoreyed adobe houses built by the pueblo people.

Usage examples:

At one end of the plaza, craftsmen from native american pueblos spread out blankets filled with con…

adjective

Relating to or denoting the pueblo or their culture.

Usage examples:

The pueblo people

noun

(in spanish america and the western us) a small indian settlement.

Usage examples:

They are the direct result of jesuit consolidation of the dispersed population from over eighty ran…

noun

The action or process of calculating or estimating something.

Usage examples:

The sixth, or by another reckoning eleventh, earl of mar

verb

Establish by calculation.

Usage examples:

His debts were reckoned at £300,000

noun

A calculation that you make

Usage examples:

By my reckoning, we should arrive in ten minutes.

noun

A firm decision to do or not to do something.

Usage examples:

She kept her resolution not to see anne any more

noun

The act of solving a problem or finding a way to improve a difficult situation

Usage examples:

[ c ] negotiators are working tirelessly for a swift resolution of this crisis., the chairing offic…

noun

A formal statement on which people in an organization vote, or the decision taken as a result of this vote

Usage examples:

Approve/adopt a resolution shareholders were asked to approve a resolution to create a special voti…

noun

Fulfilment of one's wishes, expectations, or needs, or the pleasure derived from this.

Usage examples:

I looked round with satisfaction

noun

The pleasant feeling you get when you receive something you wanted, or when you have done or are doing something you wanted to do

Usage examples:

[ u ] she looked at the finished painting with satisfaction., [ u ] he had the satisfaction of know…

noun

A pleasant feeling that you get when you receive something you wanted, or when you have done something you wanted to do

Usage examples:

Have the satisfaction of (doing) sth in our job, we have the satisfaction of knowing we are making …

verb

Resolve or reach an agreement about (an argument or problem).

Usage examples:

The unions have settled their year-long dispute with hollywood producers

noun

A wooden bench with a high back and arms, typically incorporating a box under the seat.

Usage examples:

She read to her brother, who sat on the settle opposite her

noun

An ammoniacal earthy deposit found in mounds in prehistoric lake dwellings or settlements, especially in italy.

Usage examples:

The terramare, archaeological sites generated by a civilisation which settled the centre of the po …

noun

The ability to understand something; comprehension.

Usage examples:

Foreign visitors with little understanding of english

adjective

Sympathetically aware of other people's feelings; tolerant and forgiving.

Usage examples:

A kind and understanding man

verb

Perceive the intended meaning of (words, a language, or a speaker).

Usage examples:

He didn't understand a word i said

noun

A group of houses and associated buildings, larger than a hamlet and smaller than a town, situated in a rural area.

Usage examples:

Pretty fishing villages

noun

A group of houses, stores, and other buildings which is smaller than a town

Usage examples:

We live just outside the village of larchmont., the whole village came out for the parade.

noun

A farm homestead and farmyard.

Usage examples:

The project consists of three major components: a wine and olive estate of some 80 hectares, with 1…