settlement

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settlement /ˈsɛtl̟mənt/ noun

plural settlements

settlement

/ˈsɛtl̟mənt/

noun

plural settlements

Learner's definition of SETTLEMENT

a [count] : a formal agreement or decision that ends an argument or dispute（解決爭議或糾紛的）和解，協議

I got the house in the divorce settlement.我在這份離婚協議中分到了房子。
The parties have not been able to reach/negotiate a settlement in the case.各方未能在這一問題上達成一致。
an out-of-court settlement [=an agreement made to avoid a court case]庭外和解

also : an amount of money that someone receives as part of such an agreement（按照協議規定收到的）金額

a cash settlement現金結算款
a settlement of two million dollars = a two-million-dollar settlement兩百萬美元的結算款

b [singular] : the act or process of settling an argument or disagreement（爭議或糾紛的）解決，和解

We were hoping for a quick settlement of the dispute between the neighbors.我們希望鄰裏糾紛能迅速和解。

[noncount] : the act of paying back money that is owed債務清償 — often + of

the settlement of our debts我們債務的清償
He paid $20,000 in settlement of a loan.他支付了2萬美元，清償貸款。

a [count] : a place where people have come to live and where few or no people lived before拓居地

English settlements in North America英國人在北美的拓居地
This was the island's first colonial settlement.這是島上最早的殖民拓居地。

b [noncount] : the act or process of moving to a new area or place to live there : the act or process of settling an area or place殖民；移民；殖民地開拓 — often + of

The rifle played a big role in the early settlement of North America.步槍在早期的北美殖民地開拓中發揮了巨大作用。

c [count] : a small village村落

They came upon the ruins of an ancient settlement.他們偶然發現了一處古代村落的廢墟。

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