Meaning Of The Word Settlement

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Settlement Meaning

Settlement Definition
Settlement Definition

What's The Definition Of Settlement?

settlement
The settlement of a group of people is the process in which they settle in a place where people from their country have never lived before.
countable noun: A settlement is a place where people have come to live and have built homes.
countable noun: A settlement is an agreement to end a disagreement or dispute without going to a court of law, for example by offering someone money.
countable noun: A settlement is an official agreement between two sides who were involved in a conflict or argument.
uncountable noun: The settlement of a debt is the act of paying back money that you owe.

settlement in American English
a settling or being settled (in various senses)
noun: the act or state of settling or the state of being settled

settlement in British English
noun: the act or state of settling or being settled

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