Words Like SETTLEMENT

We have put together a list of words that are similar to SETTLEMENT.

19 Alternative Words Similar to settlement

1 Resolution Noun      Synonym Words Like Resolution
2 Closure Noun      Synonym Words Like Closure
3 Agreement Noun      Synonym Words Like Agreement
4 Body Noun      Synonym Words Like Body
5 Conclusion Noun      Synonym Words Like Conclusion
6 Constitution Noun      Synonym Words Like Constitution
7 Deciding Noun      Synonym Words Like Deciding
8 Ending Noun      Synonym Words Like Ending
9 Establishment Noun      Synonym Words Like Establishment
10 Formation Noun      Synonym Words Like Formation
11 Organisation Noun      Synonym Words Like Organisation
12 Organization Noun      Synonym Words Like Organization
13 Termination Noun      Synonym Words Like Termination
14 Understanding Noun      Synonym Words Like Understanding
15 Arrangement Noun      Synonym Words Like Arrangement
16 Sediment Noun      Synonym Words Like Sediment
17 Lees Noun      Synonym Words Like Lees
18 Moshav Noun      Hyponym
19 Outpost Noun      Hyponym

4 examples of settlement

1 settlement of a controversy, of accounts, etc.
2 settlement in the West
3 he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure
4 they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences

10 definitions of settlement

1 The act of setting, or the state of being settled.
2 Establishment in life, in business, condition, etc.; ordination or installation as pastor.
3 The act of peopling, or state of being peopled; act of planting, as a colony; colonization; occupation by settlers; as, the settlement of a new country.
4 The act or process of adjusting or determining; composure of doubts or differences; pacification; liquidation of accounts; arrangement; adjustment
5 Bestowal, or giving possession, under legal sanction; the act of giving or conferring anything in a formal and permanent manner.
6 A disposition of property for the benefit of some person or persons, usually through the medium of trustees, and for the benefit of a wife, children, or other relatives; jointure granted to a wife, or the act of granting it.
7 That which settles, or is settled, established, or fixed.
8 Matter that subsides; settlings; sediment; lees; dregs.
9 A colony newly established; a place or region newly settled.
10 That which is bestowed formally and permanently; the sum secured to a person; especially, a jointure made to a woman at her marriage; also, in the United States, a sum of money or other property formerly granted to a pastor in additional to his salary.
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