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Reconciliation vs Settlement - What's the difference?

reconciliation | settlement |

As nouns the difference between reconciliation and settlement

is that reconciliation is the reestablishment of friendly relations; conciliation or rapprochement while settlement is the state of being settled.

reconciliation

Noun

(en noun)
  • The reestablishment of friendly relations; conciliation or rapprochement.
  • He longed for reconciliation with his estranged father, but too many painful memories kept him from making contact again.
  • (theology) The end of estrangement between a human and God as a result of the process of atonement; more specifically,
  • :* A Roman Catholic sacrament involving contrition, confession, punishment and absolution; penance.
  • (accounting) Process of matching and comparing figures from accounting records against those presented on a bank statement.
  • Synonyms

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    settlement

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The state of being settled.
  • A colony that is newly established; a place or region newly settled.
  • A community of people living together, such as a hamlet, village, town, or city.
  • (architecture) The gradual sinking of a building. Fractures or dislocations caused by settlement.
  • (finance) The delivery of goods by the seller and payment for them by the buyer, under a previously agreed trade or transaction or contract entered into.
  • (legal) A disposition of property, or the act of granting it.
  • (legal) A settled place of abode; residence; a right growing out of legal residence.
  • (legal) A resolution of a dispute.
  • Synonyms

    * (A resolution of a dispute) arrangement

    Hyponyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * settlement agreement