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Common collocations with settlement in British Collocation

settlement noun

UK /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.

dispute
divorce
marriage
pay
peace

A typical divorce settlement takes more than a year to negotiate.

reach a settlement

achieve
agree
broker
gain
reach
secure

A mediator’s role is to assist the parties in reaching a settlement.

have discussions to reach a settlement

negotiate

The only way out of the never-ending violence is for both sides to negotiate a settlement.

accept a settlement

accept
approve

There are rumours that he is willing to accept a peace settlement.

suggest a settlement

propose
suggest

A divorce settlement was proposed with a one-off payment £45,000.

try to reach a settlement

seek
want

Lawyers for both sides are seeking a settlement.

force someone to accept a settlement

impose

Mediators are not authorized to impose a settlement on the parties.