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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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