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settlement
termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities
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noun
termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities
noun
the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
“the British colonization of America”
noun
something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
“they finally reached a settlement with the union”
noun
a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
noun
a community of people smaller than a town
noun
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
“the American colony in Paris”
noun
an area where a group of families live together
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the British colonization of America
they finally reached a settlement with the union
they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences
he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure
the American colony in Paris
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