settlement
/ˈsɛ.təl.mənt/
The act of settling; The state of being settled; A colony that is newly established; a place or region newly settled
- plural
- settlements
Meanings
- 1
The act of settling
They established settlements in Africa.
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- 2
The state of being settled
- 3
A colony that is newly established; a place or region newly settled
- 4
A community of people living together, such as a hamlet, village, town, or city; a populated place
- 5
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
- 6
A resolution of a dispute
- 7
A mutual agreement to end a dispute without resorting to legal proceedings, also known as an out-of-court settlement or settling out of court
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A site where people used to live together in ancient times; an ancient simple kind of villagerare
- 9
The gradual sinking of a building. Fractures or dislocations caused by settlementrare
- 10
A disposition of property, or the act of granting itrare