LEARNit Dictionary
settlement
noun
/ˈsetlmənt/
UK
/ˈsetlmənt/
US
C1+
1
C1+
an official agreement that ends an argument between two people or groups
توافق, مصالحه
2
C1+
the action of reaching an agreement
توافق, سازش, مصالحه, تفاهم, فیصله
the settlement of a dispute
3
the conditions, or a document stating the conditions, on which money or property is given to somebody
توافق نامه, سند مصالحه, سند توافق
a divorce/marriage/property settlement
4
the action of paying back money that you owe
تسویه, پرداخت, بازپرداخت, پرداخت بدهی
the settlement of a debt
Settlement is made monthly by direct debit.
She had to pay over $5 000 in settlement of her debts.
5
C1+
a place where people have come to live and make their homes, especially where few or no people lived before
آبادی, شهرک
signs of an Iron Age settlement
a mining settlement
see also
informal settlement
6
the process of people making their homes in a place
سکونت, استقرار, اسکان, سکناگزینی
the settlement of the American West
early settlement patterns in South America