Settlement

  • 31settlement — noun Date: 1648 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 3. a. occupation by settlers b. a place or region newly… …

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  • 32SETTLEMENT —    See RURAL SETTLEMENT; CITIES …

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  • 33settlement — Synonyms and related words: abalienation, abatement of differences, absolute indication, absolute interest, accommodation, acquitment, acquittal, acquittance, adjustment, affirmation, agreement, alienation, ally, amortization, amortizement,… …

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  • 34settlement — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. arrangement; disposition, reconciliation, compromise, agreement, judgment; colony, base, outpost, location; bestowal, payment, discharge, award. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An agreement] Syn. covenant,… …

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  • 35Settlement — Sett|le|ment [ sɛtlmənt] das; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. settlement zu to settle »sich niederlassen«>: 1. Niederlassung, Ansiedlung, Kolonie. 2. (ohne Plur.) eine soziale Bewegung in England gegen Ende des 19. Jh.s …

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  • 36settlement — 1) The payment of an outstanding account, invoice, charge, etc. 2) A disposition of land, or other property, made by deed or will under which a trust is set up by the settlor. The settlement names the beneficiaries and the terms under which they… …

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  • 37settlement — /ˈsɛtlmənt / (say setlmuhnt) noun 1. the act of settling. 2. the state of being settled. 3. the act of making stable or putting on a permanent basis. 4. the resulting state. 5. arrangement; adjustment. 6. the establishment of a person in an… …

  • 38settlement — s ( et, settlement) …

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  • 39settlement — atsiskaitymas už žemės ūkio produkciją statusas Aprobuotas sritis žemės ūkio ekonomika ir vadyba apibrėžtis Visiškas pirkėjo įsipareigojimų sumokėti pardavėjui už patiektą žemės ūkio produkciją mokėtiną pinigų sumą įvykdymas, kai pirkėjas sumoka… …

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  • 40settlement — n. 1 the act or an instance of settling; the process of being settled. 2 a the colonization of a region. b a place or area occupied by settlers. c a small village. 3 a a political or financial etc. agreement. b an arrangement ending a dispute. 4… …

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