settlement meaning

'Settlement' significa 'acuerdo o resolución de un conflicto o disputa'.

settlement :

Acuerdo, resolución

Sustantivo

▪ They reached a settlement after long talks.

▪ Llegaron a un acuerdo después de largas conversaciones.

▪ The settlement ended the legal dispute.

▪ El acuerdo puso fin a la disputa legal.

paraphrasing

▪ agreement – acuerdo

▪ resolution – resolución

▪ compromise – compromiso

▪ accord – pacto

Pronunciation

settlement [ˈsɛtlmənt]

El sustantivo tiene el acento en la primera sílaba "sett", y se pronuncia como "sé-tl-ment".

Common phrases and grammar about settlement

settlement - Common meaningn

Sustantivo
Acuerdo, resolución

Part of Speech Changes for settlement

▪ settle (verbo) – resolver, establecer

▪ settled (adjetivo) – resuelto, establecido

Common Expressions with settlement

▪ reach a settlement – llegar a un acuerdo

▪ negotiate a settlement – negociar un acuerdo

▪ final settlement – acuerdo final

▪ settlement agreement – acuerdo de resolución

Important examples of settlement in TOEIC

Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test

En las preguntas de vocabulario del TOEIC, "settlement" se utiliza principalmente en contextos legales y financieros.

▪The parties agreed to a settlement.
▪Las partes acordaron un acuerdo.

Ejemplo de palabra fácilmente confundible: arrangement (arreglo)

▪The parties agreed to an arrangement.
▪Las partes acordaron un arreglo.
‘settlement’ significa “acuerdo” en un contexto formal, a menudo legal o financiero, donde las partes resuelven una disputa.
‘arrangement’ puede referirse a un plan o preparación y no tiene la misma connotación legal o financiera que ‘settlement’. Por lo tanto, ‘settlement’ es la elección adecuada en este contexto.

Grammar examples from the TOEIC test

"Settlement" se usa como sustantivo en contextos que requieren la resolución de disputas.

▪They reached a settlement quickly.
▪Llegaron a un acuerdo rápidamente.

settlement

Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC

"settlement offer" significa "oferta de acuerdo" y se utiliza en negociaciones para resolver disputas.

▪They made a settlement offer to the plaintiff.
▪Hicieron una oferta de acuerdo al demandante.

"out-of-court settlement" significa 'acuerdo extrajudicial', utilizado cuando se resuelve una disputa sin ir a juicio.

▪They reached an out-of-court settlement.
▪Llegaron a un acuerdo extrajudicial.

Differences between similar words and settlement

settlement

,

agreement

differences

"Settlement" se refiere a la resolución de un conflicto, mientras que "agreement" es un pacto general entre partes.

settlement
▪The settlement resolved the lawsuit.
▪El acuerdo resolvió la demanda.
agreement
▪They signed an agreement to collaborate.
▪Firmaron un acuerdo para colaborar.

settlement

,

resolution

differences

"Settlement" implica un acuerdo alcanzado, mientras que "resolution" es el acto de resolver un problema.

settlement
▪The settlement ended the conflict.
▪La resolución del problema tomó tiempo.
resolution
▪The resolution of the issue took time.
▪La resolución del problema tomó tiempo.

Words with the same origin as settlement

The origin of settlement

"Settlement" proviene del verbo "settle", que tiene raíces en el inglés antiguo "setlan", significando establecer o resolver.

Word structure

Está compuesto por la raíz "settle" (resolver, establecer) y el sufijo "-ment" (sustantivo), formando "settlement".

Words with the same origin

La raíz de "settlement" es "settle". Palabras con la misma raíz incluyen "settler" (colono) y "settled" (establecido).

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