Synonyms: liquidation, settlement
Definition: termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities
Similar words: termination, conclusion, ending
Definition: the act of ending something
Usage: the termination of the agreement
Synonyms: settlement, colonisation, colonization
Definition: the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
Usage: the British colonization of America
Similar words: constitution, formation, establishment, organisation, organization
Definition: the act of forming or establishing something
Usage: the constitution of a PTA group last year; it was the establishment of his reputation; he still remembers the organization of the club
Synonyms: closure, settlement, resolution
Definition: something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
Usage: they finally reached a settlement with the union; they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences; he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure
Similar words: deciding, decision making
Definition: the cognitive process of reaching a decision
Usage: a good executive must be good at decision making
Synonyms: settlement
Definition: a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
Similar words: understanding, agreement
Definition: the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
Usage: they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business; there was an understanding between management and the workers
Synonyms: small town, settlement, village
Definition: a community of people smaller than a town
Similar words: community
Definition: a group of people living in a particular local area
Usage: the team is drawn from all parts of the community
Synonyms: settlement, colony
Definition: 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
Usage: the American colony in Paris
Similar words: body
Definition: a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
Usage: the whole body filed out of the auditorium; the student body; administrative body
Synonyms: settlement
Definition: an area where a group of families live together
Similar words: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region
Definition: a demarcated area of the Earth