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settle·mentBrE /ˈsetlmənt/NAmE /ˈsetlmənt/ noun [C] an official agreement that ends an argument between two people or groups （解决纷争的）协议◆to negotiate a peace settlement 就和平协议进行谈判◆The management and unions have reached a settlement over new working conditions. 资方和工会已就新的工作条件达成协议。◆an out-of-court settlement (= money that is paid to sb or an agreement that is made to stop sb going to court) 庭外和解 [U] the action of reaching an agreement 解决；处理◆the settlement of a dispute 争端的解决 [C] (law 法律) the conditions, or a document stating the conditions, on which money or property is given to sb （关于钱财转让的）协议（书）◆a divorce/marriage/property, etc. settlement 离婚、结婚、财产等协议 [U] the action of paying back money that you owe （欠款的）支付，偿付，结算◆the settlement of a debt 债务的偿还◆a cheque in settlement of a bill 用于结账的支票 [C] a place where people have come to live and make their homes, especially where few or no people lived before （尤指拓荒安家的）定居点◆signs of an Iron Age settlement 铁器时代村落遗址 [U] the process of people making their homes in a place 移民；殖民；开拓◆the settlement of the American West 美国西部的开拓过程 |