settlement
Từ điển Collocation
settlement noun
1 agreement
ADJ. early, speedy | final | lasting, long-term | temporary | amicable, friendly, peaceful | just, reasonable, satisfactory | compromise | negotiated | constitutional, diplomatic, financial, political | compensation, divorce, marriage | out-of-court | peace | pay, wage Nurses refused to accept a pay settlement less than the rate of inflation. | dispute
VERB + SETTLEMENT agree, reach Both parties hope to reach an amicable settlement. | negotiate, produce The union has negotiated a temporary settlement. | seek Lawyers are seeking an out-of-court settlement. | offer
PHRASES the terms of the settlement
2 payment of debt, etc.
ADJ. prompt, speedy | early | full full settlement of a debt | cash | debt
PREP. in ~ of a cheque in settlement of the amount owing | under a/the ~ a beneficiary under the settlement
3 place where people have come to live
ADJ. ancient, early | land | agricultural, rural
VERB + SETTLEMENT establish, found The Romans established a settlement on the south shore.
SETTLEMENT + VERB grow up A settlement grew up around the castle.
SETTLEMENT + NOUN site
Từ điển WordNet
n.
- a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government; colony
- a community of people smaller than a town; village, small town
- a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
- the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies; colonization, colonisation
the British colonization of America
- something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; resolution, closure
the finally reached a settlement with the union
they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences
he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure
- an area where a group of families live together
- termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities; liquidation
Bloomberg Financial Glossary
交收|结算|交割|清偿|授产安排交收;结算;交割;清偿;授产安排
When payment is made for a trade.
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
settlements
syn.: closure colonisation colonization colony liquidation resolution small town village