settlement vs closure

closure vs settlement

settlement and closure both are nouns.

settlement is not a verb while closure is a verb.

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

As nouns, settlement and closure are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of settlement include resolution.

settlement (noun)	closure (noun)
termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities	termination of operations
the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies	the act of blocking
something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making	approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap
a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it	an obstruction in a pipe or tube
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 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 community of people smaller than a town	something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
an area where a group of families live together	a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body

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

Difference between settlement and closure

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