closure vs settlement

settlement vs closure

closure and settlement both are nouns.

closure is a verb but settlement is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
closure	Yes	No	Yes	No
settlement	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, closure and settlement are synonyms defined as:

closure and settlement: something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making

Other synonyms of closure include resolution.

closure (noun)	settlement (noun)
termination of operations	termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities
the act of blocking	the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap	something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
an obstruction in a pipe or tube	a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric	a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making	a community of people smaller than a town
a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body	an area where a group of families live together

closure (verb)	settlement (verb)
terminate debate by calling for a vote

Difference between closure and settlement

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