Collocations for settlement - noun
1. official/legal agreement
ADJECTIVE
final
lasting, long-term, permanent
comprehensive
a lasting and comprehensive peace settlement
lasting, long-term, permanent
comprehensive
a lasting and comprehensive peace settlement
early
temporary
amicable, friendly (BrE), peaceful
just, reasonable, satisfactory (esp. BrE)
compromise
negotiated
global (law)
a proposed $100-million global settlement of a class action suit
temporary
amicable, friendly (BrE), peaceful
just, reasonable, satisfactory (esp. BrE)
compromise
negotiated
global (law)
a proposed $100-million global settlement of a class action suit
constitutional (esp. BrE),
diplomatic,
financial,
legal,
political
compensation (esp. BrE), divorce, marriage (esp. BrE)
out-of-court
generous
huge, large
They signed away their legal rights for a large cash settlement.
compensation (esp. BrE), divorce, marriage (esp. BrE)
out-of-court
generous
huge, large
They signed away their legal rights for a large cash settlement.
cash
peace
post-war
pay (esp. BrE), wage (BrE)
Nurses refused to accept a pay settlement less than the rate of inflation.
peace
post-war
pay (esp. BrE), wage (BrE)
Nurses refused to accept a pay settlement less than the rate of inflation.
dispute
VERB + settlement
achieve,
agree,
reach,
secure
Both parties hope to reach an amicable settlement.
Both parties hope to reach an amicable settlement.
make
They made a financial settlement with the family in order to prevent a civil lawsuit.
They made a financial settlement with the family in order to prevent a civil lawsuit.
negotiate,
produce
The union has negotiated a temporary settlement.
The union has negotiated a temporary settlement.
seek
Lawyers are seeking an out-of-court settlement.
Lawyers are seeking an out-of-court settlement.
offer,
propose
accept
receive, win
They won a settlement of $10.6 million.
accept
receive, win
They won a settlement of $10.6 million.
pay
The company had to pay multi-million-dollar settlements to victims.
The company had to pay multi-million-dollar settlements to victims.
settlement + NOUN
agreement
negotiations for a final settlement agreement
negotiations for a final settlement agreement
offer
a $50 000 pretrial settlement offer
a $50 000 pretrial settlement offer
PREPOSITION
settlement of
the peaceful settlement of a long-standing dispute
the peaceful settlement of a long-standing dispute
under a/the settlement
a beneficiary under the settlement
a beneficiary under the settlement
settlement with
They have reached a settlement with the government.
They have reached a settlement with the government.
PHRASES
in settlement of
They agreed to pay $8 million in settlement of the claim by Duqual.
a cheque in settlement of the amount owing (BrE)
They agreed to pay $8 million in settlement of the claim by Duqual.
a cheque in settlement of the amount owing (BrE)
the terms of the settlement
2. place where people have come to live
ADJECTIVE
ancient,
early
land
agricultural, rural
urban
coastal
isolated, outlying
large, small
human
the earliest urban human settlement in the world
land
agricultural, rural
urban
coastal
isolated, outlying
large, small
human
the earliest urban human settlement in the world
European,
Jewish,
etc.
permanent
illegal
penal (esp. BrE)
permanent
illegal
penal (esp. BrE)
VERB + settlement
establish,
found
The Romans established a settlement on the south shore.
The Romans established a settlement on the south shore.