settlement
noun
set·tle·ment
ˈse-tᵊl-mənt 
1
: the act or process of settling
2
a
: an act of bestowing or giving possession under legal sanction
b
: the sum, estate, or income secured to one by such a settlement
4
5
: an agreement composing differences
6
: payment or adjustment of an account
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Examples of settlement in a Sentence
I got the house in the divorce settlement.
The parties have not been able to reach a settlement in the case.
We were hoping for a quick settlement of the dispute between the neighbors.
English settlements in North America.
This was the island's first colonial settlement.
They came upon the ruins of an ancient settlement.
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There's only one week left to file a claim in the Cash App class-action settlement.
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Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
Price’s notice to the sheriff on Friday comes nearly three years to the day after Monk, 45, was declared dead after being found face-down in his cell next to a puddle of urine and uneaten food, according to a lawsuit filed by his family that resulted in a $7 million settlement with the county.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
The company disclosed a gain of $46.0 million from a litigation settlement with AviaGames, impacting the financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
To pay for the $25 million settlement, Weisselberg’s spreadsheet laid out $3 million coming from cash accounts, $7 million from hedge fund investments, another $3 million from Trump’s businesses and $12 million from a lender named Ladder Capital.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
Price’s notice to the sheriff on Friday comes nearly three years to the day after Monk, 45, was declared dead after being found face-down in his cell next to a puddle of urine and uneaten food, according to a lawsuit filed by his family that resulted in a $7 million settlement with the county.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
The company disclosed a gain of $46.0 million from a litigation settlement with AviaGames, impacting the financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
To pay for the $25 million settlement, Weisselberg’s spreadsheet laid out $3 million coming from cash accounts, $7 million from hedge fund investments, another $3 million from Trump’s businesses and $12 million from a lender named Ladder Capital.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Settlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/settlement. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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settlement
noun
set·tle·ment
ˈset-ᵊl-mənt
1
: the act of settling : the condition of being settled
2
: final payment (as of a bill)
3
a
: a place or region newly settled
b
: a small village
4
Legal Definition
settlement
noun
set·tle·ment
1
: the act or process of settling
2
a
: an agreement reducing or resolving differences
especially
: an agreement between litigants that concludes the litigation
the states finally agreed upon a settlement and a consent decree —W. J. Brennan, Jr.
W. J. Brennan, Jr. entered into a property settlement prior to the divorce
b
: a formal and permanent grant or conveyance
c
: the sum, estate, or income granted or paid under a settlement
if the monetary limits of a defendant's insurance policy can be discovered in order to obtain reasonable settlements—J. H. Friedenthal et al.
J. H. Friedenthal et al.3
: closing
settlement costs
4
: the transfer of funds between a payor bank and a collecting bank in order to complete transactions for customers
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