settlement
UK/'setlmәnt/US
NGSL 2kIELTSB1
Definitions
n.
An official agreement that resolves a dispute or argument
（争端的）解决，和解（协议）
n.
A place where people establish a community, especially a new one
定居点，聚居地，殖民地
n.
The payment or transfer of money to settle an account or claim
（账款的）结算，清偿
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedsettlesit, settle, be placed
+
-mentaction, result, state
=settlement
Noun of settle. The Germanic settle shares the *sed- 'sit' root with Latin sedēre. To settle a dispute is to let it 'sit down' (come to rest); to settle land is to sit down and stay there. Hence the two main senses: an agreement that ends a fight, and a place where people put down roots.
Common Collocations
- 1.reach a settlement达成和解
- 2.out-of-court settlement庭外和解
- 3.peace settlement和平协议
- 4.financial settlement财务和解
Example Sentences
- 1.
The two sides reached an out-of-court settlement.
- 2.
Archaeologists uncovered an Iron Age settlement.
- 3.
Full settlement of the invoice is due within 30 days.