final settlement

collocation in English

meaningsoffinalandsettlement

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final
adjective
uk
/ˈfaɪ.nəl/us
/ˈfaɪ.nəl/
last:
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settlement
noun
uk
/ˈset.əl.mənt/us
/ˈset̬.əl.mənt/
an official agreement that finishes ...
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(Definition offinalandsettlementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffinal settlement

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Thefinalsettlementwas reached and signed on the sixth day of the eleventh month of 1833.
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Thefinalsettlementof the suit also reveals what this entailed and how long that support should continue.
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The judgment in thefinalsettlementand the actions of the magistrate reveal how her status was regarded legally.
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One piece of evidence of his regard is that he left his personal chop with her, as mentioned in thefinalsettlement.
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Equally, local authorities can raise the outturn (and therefore thefinalsettlement) by spending above budget.
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The second was a sort of systematic moral reform, intended as afinalsettlementof issues previously messy, dishonest, and inconsistent.
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Thefinalsettlementmakes this very clear.
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There is also the political imperative to ensure that there is afinalsettlementand that it is inclusive.
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That will certainly not be the case, because we are now negotiating all the details required for afinalsettlement.
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We agree whole heartedly about the centrality of consent for thefinalsettlement.
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Without progress, there will not be the economic prosperity and inward investment that could underpin thefinalsettlement.
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The balance due on thefinalsettlementof his account is now being paid.
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We believe, and are hopeful that, fullfinalsettlementoffers will start to flow in as soon as possible.
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The position under the schemes is that a claimant has no title to any award offered until he accepts it in full andfinalsettlement.
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The scheme now proposed should be the preliminary stages towardsfinalsettlement.
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Thefinalsettlementof compensation depends in each case on the two parties reaching agreement, on the basis of established principles.
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This new situation may well lead to a recognition of this fact and to afinalsettlement.
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There are a few large societies with which afinalsettlementawaits completion of audit, but the amounts involved are relatively small.
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He inferred that this country had over-paid in thefinalsettlementthat resulted from the war.
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In both cases payment will be made when afinalsettlementof the amounts has been made with the local authorities.
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