settlement
/ˈsetlmənt/noun
1
- an official agreement intended to resolve a dispute or conflict（解决纠纷或冲突的）正式协议; 解决：
unions succeeded in reaching a pay settlement
工会成功达成了工资协议
mass noun the settlement of the Palestinian problem.巴勒斯坦问题的解决。
1.1
- a formal arrangement made between the parties to a lawsuit in order to resolve it, especially out of court（尤指诉讼双方在法庭外达成的）和解：
the award was made as an out-of-court settlement by the driver's insurance firm.
赔偿费是由驾车人保险公司作为庭外和解给付的。
2
- a place, typically one which has hitherto been uninhabited, where people establish a community（尤指迄今无人居住地区的）定居点：
the little settlement of Buttermere.
巴特米尔小定居点。
2.1
- mass noun the process of settling in such a place定居：
a continent where settlement is at the mercy of geography.
一个定居受地形制约的大陆。
2.2
- mass noun the action of allowing or helping people to do this定居行动：
Israel's settlement of immigrants in the occupied territories.
以色列在被占领土上的移民定居行动。
3
- Law an arrangement whereby property passes to a succession of people as dictated by the settlor【律】财产赠与（或转让）。
3.1
- the amount or property given赠与的金额（或财产）：
Philippa brought him her handsome dower settlement from the Warwick estates.
菲利珀给他带来了亡夫在沃里克的可观的地产。
3.2
- short for MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT.
4
- mass noun the action or process of settling an account结算, 清账。
5
- mass noun subsidence of the ground or a structure built on it（地面或地面上建筑物的）沉降：
a boundary wall, which has cracked due to settlement, is to be replaced.
因地面沉降而开裂的边界墙将重修。