settlements

柯林斯詞典

1. N-COUNT A settlement is an official agreement between two sides who were involved in a conflict or argument. 協(xié)議
Our objective must be to secure a peace settlement. 我們的目標(biāo)必須是確保達(dá)成一個(gè)和平協(xié)議。
2. N-COUNT A settlement is an agreement to end a disagreement or dispute without going to a court of law, for example, by offering someone money. (庭外) 和解
She accepted an out-of-court settlement of $40,000. 她接受了4萬美元庭外和解。
3. N-UNCOUNT The settlement of a debt is the act of paying back money that you owe. 清償
...ways to delay the settlement of debts. …拖延債務(wù)清償?shù)霓k法。
4. N-COUNT A settlement is a place where people have come to live and have built homes. 定居地
The village is a settlement of just fifty houses. 這個(gè)村子是個(gè)僅有50家住戶的定居地。