Synonym: closure, colonisation, colonization, colony, liquidation, resolution, small town, village. Similar words: settle, settle for, settle down, element, implement, elementary, finite element, implementation. Meaning: ['setlmənt] 
n. 1. 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 2. a community of people smaller than a town 3. a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it 4. the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies 5. something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making 6. an area where a group of families live together 7. termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities.
n. 1. 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 2. a community of people smaller than a town 3. a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it 4. the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies 5. something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making 6. an area where a group of families live together 7. termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities. 
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121. Archaeologists found evidence of a rich and varied culture at the settlement.
122. The union negotiators are holding out for a more generous pay settlement.
123. The settlement terms only apply to Los Angeles County.
124. Though small, the banana settlement is worth noting.
125. An amicable settlement was reached.
126. These pipes will channel water to the settlement.
127. Some states are only now making critical decisions about how to divide up the settlement money.
128. The civil suit, which had sought $ 10 million in damages, ended in an undisclosed settlement on Tuesday, however.
129. The settlement, which concluded four months of negotiations, obviated the need for the separate cases to be heard in court.
130. In candid interviews, representatives said a settlement hinges on these issues: Staffing levels.
131. In January 1864 he was appointed commissioner for the settlement of boundary disputes between the states of Baroda and Jamnagar.
132. She decided that building a new settlement was more important than building her career.
133. This evidence assisted, I understand, in achieving a seven-figure settlement offer.
134. The Castano settlement marks the first time that a cigarette maker has paid out as a result of smoking-related litigation.
135. Carnon Consolidated has applied for planning permission to extend underground by 2 kilometres toward another small settlement, Carharrack.
136. It was supported in this claim by the Trustee of Lord Northampton's Settlement, who is co-defendant.
137. Disney said yesterday it had reached a settlement with one group of contractors for an undisclosed sum.
138. A settlement of flats and bungalows house about 20 senior citizens, with a resident warden.
139. Twenty Years at Hull-House by Jane Addams captures the spirit of the settlement movement.
140. In effect, the class settlement is attempting an end-run around the bankruptcy laws and an end-run around Congress.
141. A self-sufficient settlement is analogous to a pin worker who must cut, bend, attach, and deliver by himself.
142. The initial founding of a squatter settlement is, itself, an illegal act and, therefore, a challenge to authority.
143. The defendants' articled clerk handled the wife's affairs and negotiated a financial settlement with the husband's solicitors.
144. Ivor and Pauline were lured back to Stroud's bungalow at Staunton, on the pretext of discussing the cash settlement.
145. Of the 92 cases resolved during the year, only three had to go to informal arbitration as opposed to agreed settlement.
146. Beads were used as barter in the early days of settlement.
147. Occasionally the partners would have to make a contribution to the settlement, but never such as to seriously damage their personal wealth.
148. Clearance for cultivation threatens the islands' tropical forests and brings with it road construction, settlement and damage to water supplies.
148. Sentencedict.com try its best to collect and build good sentences.
149. The settlement was already declining by 1340, with sheep flocks one-third of those the village had boasted forty years earlier.
150. No one can underestimate the difficulties implicit in achieving a negotiated settlement.
More similar words: settle, settle for, settle down, element, implement, elementary, finite element, implementation, unsettling, commencement, movement, basement, little by little, placement, statement, management, retirement, enforcement, engagement, excitement, replacement, measurement, requirement, arrangement, involvement, chastisement, announcement, advertisement, little, cattle.