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Common collocations with settlement in American Collocation

settlement noun

US/ˈset(ə)lmənt/

friendly or peaceful

amicable
peaceful

The two parties announced today that they have reached an amicable settlement.

lasting a long time

lasting
long-term
permanent

She believes the peace process could bring a lasting settlement to the conflict.

final

final

It took more than a decade to arrive at a final peace settlement.

made without asking a court to decide

mediated
out-of-court

Parties should be encouraged to reach out-of-court settlements of their disputes.

after formal discussions

negotiated

You will never get a peaceful situation there until you get a final negotiated settlement.

type of settlement

constitutional
financial
political

We must re-double our efforts at finding a political settlement.

satisfactory

acceptable
satisfactory

The chances of the two sides reaching an acceptable settlement now look remote.