Added 9 October 2026 settlement /ˈsɛ.təl.mənt/ noun Categories: SocietyLanguageEveryday Words noun ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about settlement at Wordnik → Where our words come from → The act of settling. settlement of debt The state of being settled. (Can we add an example for this sense?) A colony that is newly established; a place or region newly settled. Related Words: resolutionliquidationcolonisationcolonizationcolonyvillagesettleconciliationreconciliationcompensationcompromise Back to today's word