settlement Význam & definícia

Význam settlement v slovenčine

• 0 an official agreement that finishes an argument:

  • It now seems unlikely that it will be possible to negotiate/reach a peaceful settlement of the conflict.

  • As part of their divorce settlement, Jeff agreed to let Polly keep the house.

  • They reached an out-of-court settlement.

  • The actor accepted a settlement of $100,000 from the magazine.

• 1 a place where people come to live or the process of settling in such a place:

  • A large Roman settlement has been discovered just outside the French town.

  • Many Native Americans were killed during the settlement of the American West by Europeans in the 19th century.

• 2 the action of paying money to someone:

  • The settlement of his debts took him several months.

  • I enclose a cheque in settlement of your claim.

  • UK Her mother made a settlement on her (= made a formal arrangement to give her money) when she started college.

• 3 the process of the slow sinking of a building or the ground

• 4 payment of money that is owed:

  • [ U ] We enclose a check in settlement of your claim.

• 5 the act of going to live in a new place where few people have lived before, or the place where people have come to live:

  • [ U ] Early settlement developed around a copper mine.

  • [ C ] Permanent European settlements were established here in the 1830s.

• 6 an official agreement that ends an argument:

  • Both sides are working to negotiate a peace settlement.

  • The actor agreed to a $100,000 settlement from the newspaper.

• 7 an official agreement or decision that ends an argument, often involving a payment of money:

  • negotiate/reach a settlement

  • The lawyer negotiated an out-of-court settlement of $2 million.

• 8 payment of a debt:

  • in settlement of sth I wrote a check for $200 in settlement of my debts.

  • Be sure to make full and final settlement by the repayment deadline.

• 9 the process by which shares and money are exchanged at the end of a day of trading on a financial market:

  • The Stock Exchange has an electronic share settlement system.

• 10 the process by which payments are made on cheques:

  • This charge is made for the returned cheque due to insufficient funds for cheque settlement.