Upshot vs Settlement - What's the difference?
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(US) A concise summary.
The final result, or outcome of something.
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.
Upshot is a related term of settlement.
As nouns the difference between upshot and settlement
is that upshot is (us) a concise summary while settlement is the state of being settled.upshot
English
Noun
(en noun)- I'm not interested in hearing all the details. Just give me the upshot .
- The upshot was that they had to get married.