არსებითი სახელი
Universal
1an official agreement intended to resolve a dispute or conflict:unions succeeded in reaching a pay settlement [mass noun]:the settlement of the boundary disputes a formal arrangement made between the parties to a lawsuit in order to resolve it, especially out of court:the award was made as an out-of-court settlement by the driver’s insurance firm
2a place, typically one which has previously been uninhabited, where people establish a community:one of the oldest Viking settlements in western Europe [mass noun] the process of establishing a settlement or settlements:a continent where settlement is at the mercy of geography [mass noun] the action of allowing or helping people to establish settlements: the settlement of immigrants in the occupied territories
3 Law an arrangement whereby property passes to a succession of people as dictated by the settlor: inheritance tax could be due if you make a substantial gift or settlement and then die within the following seven years the property given under a settlement.
4 [mass noun] the action or process of settling an account: [as modifier]:most suppliers will offer early settlement discounts
5 [mass noun] subsidence of the ground or a structure built on it:a boundary wall, which has cracked due to settlement, is to be replaced
