settlement

/ˈset̬·əl·mənt/ n [C/U] (PAYMENT)

Definition

› payment of money that is owed: [U] We enclose a check in settlement of your claim.

(Definition of settlement n (PAYMENT) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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