Words / B1

SETLM-uh-nt/ˈsetlmənt/

A settlement is an official agreement that ends a dispute, or a place where people have come to live. Settle is the verb in this set. Deal is everyday for the agreement. Courts: the out-of-court settlement did not admit liability.

Meaning

An official agreement that ends a dispute; also a place where people have come to live.

Examples

• “The out-of-court settlement did not admit liability.”
• “A new settlement on the green belt is the housing sense, which planning rows use.”

Good to know

a settlement of a claim; out-of-court settlement. Verb: settle. Housing: a settlement (village / estate). Law / planning. Countable agreements or places.

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