Settlement

settle (verb) - pay money owed to someone

settlement (noun) - 1. an official agreement that ends a disagreement, 2. paying a debt owed to someone  

a just settlement
a reasonable settlement
a compromise settlement

negotiation to settle disagreements
show a willingness to use the tools of negotiation and compromise to settle disagreements

an acceptable settlement
acceptable settlement terms
accept a settlement
reject a negotiated settlement

settle your differences, please 
they settled their differences over the contract
put pressure on them to settle their differences

wrote a check to settle the bill at the store

she would have to settle for what she could get

we need to settle for slightly less

settle your account 
settle your account with the supplier on time

settle debts
assets sold off to settle debts

negotiated deals with his creditors to settle for about 35 percent of his balance

help them settle their debt obligations
he would settle for a lot less

settle for second-best
one has to settle for second-best now if there are financial restraints

settle a problem
settle a dispute 
settle a disagreement
is that settled then?

negotiate a settlement
negotiate a temporary settlement
a negotiated settlement
the settlement terms

refuse to negotiate a settlement
refusing to negotiate any kind of settlement, they pulled out of the negotiations

the price has settled at an all-time low

management and the union have reached a settlement so there won't be a strike
accept a pay settlement
a legal settlement
out-of-court settlement
most lawsuits are settled in out-of-court settlements
a compensation settlement
a divorce settlement

reach a speedy settlement
moving closer to a settlement

awarded a settlement
his family was awarded a $3 Million settlement

an impressive settlement
the plaintiff won a very large impressive settlement

a settlement of the conflict

a comprehensive settlement
the failure to achieve a comprehensive settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict

 Bank of America recently agreed to pay $35 million to settle a class-action lawsuit related to overdraft fees

military leaders settle on a systemwide approach to mental health

settle the issue
 a referendum could settle the issue

settle the debate
the points he made seemed to settle the debate

settle the legal case
Peanut Corp.' s insurance company paid $90,000 to settle the case, according to the lawsuit

settle a complaint
The online dating site eHarmony agreed to provide gay and lesbian matchmaking services to settle a complaint by a gay New Jersey man accusing it of discrimination

settle for far below what they expected
Most industry observers expect Strasburg to settle for something far below $52 million, but something well above the previous record

settle a question
there is no map to settle the question of land ownership

Posted by Jon Fernquest at 11:33 AM