settlement
English Thesaurus
1. termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities (noun.act)
2. the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | population, |
| definition | : | the act of populating (causing to live in a place) (noun.act) |
3. something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making (noun.cognition)
4. a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | agreement, understanding, |
| definition | : | the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | accommodation, |
| definition | : | a settlement of differences (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | conclusion, |
| definition | : | a final settlement (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | out-of-court settlement, |
| definition | : | resolution of a dispute prior to the rendering of a final decision by the trial court (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | property settlement, |
| definition | : | (matrimonial law) the division of property owned or acquired by marriage partners during their marriage (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | accord and satisfaction, |
| definition | : | the settlement of a debt by paying less than the amount demanded in exchange for extinguishing the debt (noun.communication) |
5. a community of people smaller than a town (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | community, |
| definition | : | a group of people living in a particular local area (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | moshav, |
| definition | : | a cooperative Israeli village or settlement comprised of small farms (noun.group) |
6. a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | body, |
| definition | : | a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | plantation, |
| definition | : | a newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America) (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | proprietary colony, |
| definition | : | a colony given to a proprietor to govern (in 17th century) (noun.group) |
| instance hyponym | : | demerara, |
| definition | : | a former Dutch colony in South America; now a part of Guyana (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | calpe, gibraltar, rock of gibraltar, |
| definition | : | location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | plymouth colony, |
| definition | : | colony formed by the Pilgrims when they arrived at Plymouth Rock in 1620; it was absorbed into the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691 (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | new amsterdam, |
| definition | : | a settlement established by the Dutch near the mouth of Hudson River and the southern end of Manhattan Island; annexed by the English in 1664 and renamed New York (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | colonial, |
| definition | : | a resident of a colony (noun.person) |
7. an area where a group of families live together (noun.location)
| hyponym | : | hamlet, village, |
| definition | : | a settlement smaller than a town (noun.location) |
8. termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities (noun.act)
| derivation | : | settle, |
| definition | : | accept despite lack of complete satisfaction (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | settle, |
| definition | : | dispose of; make a financial settlement (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | liquidate, pay off, |
| definition | : | eliminate by paying off (debts) (verb.possession) |
9. the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies (noun.act)
| derivation | : | locate, settle, |
| definition | : | take up residence and become established (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | colonise, colonize, |
| definition | : | settle as colonists or establish a colony (in) (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | colonise, colonize, |
| definition | : | settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world (verb.social) |
10. something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | settle, |
| definition | : | end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement (verb.communication) |
11. a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | settle, |
| definition | : | end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement (verb.communication) |
12. a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government (noun.group)
| derivation | : | colonist, settler, |
| definition | : | a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | locate, settle, |
| definition | : | take up residence and become established (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | colonise, colonize, |
| definition | : | settle as colonists or establish a colony (in) (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | settle, |
| definition | : | form a community (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | settle, |
| definition | : | establish or develop as a residence (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | colonise, colonize, |
| definition | : | settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | colonial, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony (adj.pert) |
13. an area where a group of families live together (noun.location)
| derivation | : | locate, settle, |
| definition | : | take up residence and become established (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | settle, |
| definition | : | form a community (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | settle, |
| definition | : | establish or develop as a residence (verb.change) |
14. termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities (noun.act)
| derivation | : | settle, |
| definition | : | accept despite lack of complete satisfaction (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | settle, |
| definition | : | dispose of; make a financial settlement (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | liquidate, pay off, |
| definition | : | eliminate by paying off (debts) (verb.possession) |
15. the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies (noun.act)
| derivation | : | locate, settle, |
| definition | : | take up residence and become established (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | colonise, colonize, |
| definition | : | settle as colonists or establish a colony (in) (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | colonise, colonize, |
| definition | : | settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world (verb.social) |
16. something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | settle, |
| definition | : | end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement (verb.communication) |
17. a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | settle, |
| definition | : | end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement (verb.communication) |
18. a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government (noun.group)
| derivation | : | colonist, settler, |
| definition | : | a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | locate, settle, |
| definition | : | take up residence and become established (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | colonise, colonize, |
| definition | : | settle as colonists or establish a colony (in) (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | settle, |
| definition | : | form a community (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | settle, |
| definition | : | establish or develop as a residence (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | colonise, colonize, |
| definition | : | settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | colonial, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony (adj.pert) |
19. an area where a group of families live together (noun.location)
| derivation | : | locate, settle, |
| definition | : | take up residence and become established (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | settle, |
| definition | : | form a community (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | settle, |
| definition | : | establish or develop as a residence (verb.change) |
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