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settlement

[set-l-muhnt] / ˈsɛt l mənt /




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The truce went into effect at noon local time, and initial reports from settlements along the 500-mile border suggested that clashes had indeed stopped.

From The Wall Street Journal

The defeasance manager provides the seller or settlement agent with a fair-market valuation of the remaining payments on a home’s outstanding mortgage, determined using the current market prices of a portfolio of Treasury securities.

From The Wall Street Journal

Two earlier lawsuits on the issue—but not specifically mental-health care—reached settlements this fall.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Russian defence ministry said its forces had taken control of the settlement of Sviato-Pokrovske in the Donetsk region.

From BBC

It isn’t uncommon for people or entities to buy up patent rights and use them to request settlements.

From The Wall Street Journal