settlement

n//ˈsɛ.təl.mənt//

bosättning, koloni, samhälle, bebyggelse, förlikning

  1. The act of settling.

  2. (finance) The delivery of goods by the seller and payment for them by the buyer, under a previously agreed trade or transaction or contract entered into.

  3. A colony that is newly established; a place or region newly settled (even in past times).

  4. A community of people living together, such as a hamlet, village, town, or city; a populated place.

  5. (legal) A resolution of a dispute.

  6. (law) A mutual agreement to end a dispute without resorting to legal proceedings, also known as an out-of-court settlement or settling out of court.

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