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Synonyms for settlement

noun

  1. An agreement

    covenant, arrangement, compact; see agreement 3, contract.

  2. A payment

    compensation, remuneration, reimbursement; see adjustment 2, pay 2.

  3. A colony

    principality, plantation, establishment, foundation.

  4. A small community

    village, town, hamlet; see town 1, village.

See settlement in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II


noun

A settlement of differences through mutual concession:

accommodation, arrangement, compromise, give-and-take, medium. (Law) composition. See agree

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