settlement

set|tle|ment [ `setlmənt ] noun **

▸ 1 formal agreement

▸ 2 place where people live

▸ 3 payment of money owed

▸ 4 where poor can get help

▸ 5 something you legally give

1. ) count or uncount a formal agreement that ends a disagreement:

They are negotiating a peace settlement.

the settlement of disputes between employers and employees

a ) an agreement that both sides involved in a legal disagreement accept or are forced to accept by a court:

He got the apartment as part of their divorce settlement.

an out-of-court settlement (=made without asking a court to decide)

2. ) count a place where people have come to live permanently, usually when there were very few people living there before:

They discovered the remains of an early Anglo-Saxon settlement.

a ) uncount the process of going to live in a place with few people and starting to make it into a community

b ) count a small town:

a rural settlement in western Minnesota

3. ) count or uncount the complete payment of an amount of money that you owe:

settlement of: Your duties include dealing with the settlement of guests' accounts.

in settlement (of something): Enclosed is a check in settlement of the bill.

4. ) settlement or settlement house count a public building where poor people can go to receive help, for example training or advice

5. ) count or uncount money or property that you legally give to someone