settlement
🇺🇸
/ˈsetlmənt/
🇬🇧
/ˈsetlmənt/
noun
C1
An official agreement that ends a disagreement.
The two sides reached a settlement to stop the argument.
雙方達成和解以停止爭論。
C1
The act of making an agreement.
The settlement of their conflict took a long time.
他們衝突的解決花了很長時間。
R
Money or property given to someone, often in legal cases.
She received a large settlement after the court case.
法庭案件後她獲得了一大筆賠償金。
R
Paying money that is owed.
The bank requires settlement of the loan by next week.
銀行要求下週前還清貸款。
C1
A place where people live, especially a new one.
The small settlement grew into a town over time.
這個小定居點隨著時間的推移發展成了一個城鎮。
R
The process of people moving to live in a new place.
The settlement of this area began 100 years ago.
這個地區的定居始於100年前。
translation
和解協議, 達成協議, 和解金, 結算, 定居點, 定居
詞形變化
Plural
settlements