settlement vs accord and satisfaction

settlement and accord and satisfaction both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
settlement	Yes	No	No	No
accord and satisfaction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, accord and satisfaction is a hyponym of settlement; that is, accord and satisfaction is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than settlement:

settlement: a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
accord and satisfaction: the settlement of a debt by paying less than the amount demanded in exchange for extinguishing the debt

Other hyponyms of settlement include accommodation, conclusion, out-of-court settlement, property settlement.

settlement (noun)	accord and satisfaction (noun)
termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities	the settlement of a debt by paying less than the amount demanded in exchange for extinguishing the debt
the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
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
a community of people smaller than a town
an area where a group of families live together

settlement vs accord and satisfaction

settlement and accord and satisfaction both are nouns.

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