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Upshot vs Settlement - What's the difference?

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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)
  • (US) A concise summary.
  • I'm not interested in hearing all the details. Just give me the upshot .
  • The final result, or outcome of something.
  • The upshot was that they had to get married.

    Synonyms

    * (concise summary) bottom line, digest, the long and short * (final result) bottom line, conclusion, consequence

    Anagrams

    *

    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