- [countable] an official agreement that ends an argument between two people or groups
- to negotiate a peace settlement
- The management and unions have reached a settlement over new working conditions.
- an out-of-court settlement (= money that is paid to somebody or an agreement that is made to stop somebody going to court)
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementc1- The union has negotiated a temporary settlement.
- There are still hopes for a negotiated settlement.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- final
- lasting
- long-term
- …
- achieve
- agree
- reach
- …
- agreement
- offer
- settlement of
- under a/the settlement
- settlement with
- …
- in settlement of
- the terms of the settlement
- [uncountable] the action of reaching an agreement
- the settlement of a dispute
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- final
- lasting
- long-term
- …
- achieve
- agree
- reach
- …
- agreement
- offer
- settlement of
- under a/the settlement
- settlement with
- …
- in settlement of
- the terms of the settlement
- [countable] (law) the conditions, or a document stating the conditions, on which money or property is given to somebody
- a divorce/marriage/property settlement
Extra ExamplesTopics Family and relationshipsc2, Law and justicec2- Nurses refused to accept a pay settlement less than the rate of inflation.
- The company had to pay multi-million-dollar settlements to victims.
- They made a financial settlement with the family in order to prevent a civil lawsuit.
- They signed away their legal rights for a large cash settlement.
- They won a settlement of $10.6 million.
- a beneficiary under the settlement
- a proposed $100-million global settlement of a class action suit
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- final
- lasting
- long-term
- …
- achieve
- agree
- reach
- …
- agreement
- offer
- settlement of
- under a/the settlement
- settlement with
- …
- in settlement of
- the terms of the settlement
- [uncountable] the action of paying back money that you owe
- the settlement of a debt
- Settlement is made monthly by direct debit.
- in settlement of something She had to pay over $5 000 in settlement of her debts.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- final
- lasting
- long-term
- …
- achieve
- agree
- reach
- …
- agreement
- offer
- settlement of
- under a/the settlement
- settlement with
- …
- in settlement of
- the terms of the settlement
- [countable] a place where people have come to live and make their homes, especially where few or no people lived before
- signs of an Iron Age settlement
- a mining settlement
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesc1- The Romans established a settlement on the south shore.
- the earliest urban human settlement in the world
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ancient
- early
- land
- …
- establish
- found
- grow up
- patterns
- site
- [uncountable] the process of people making their homes in a place
- the settlement of the American West
- early settlement patterns in South America
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ancient
- early
- land
- …
- establish
- found
- grow up
- patterns
- site
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