settlement

settlement
set•tle•ment
[[t]ˈsɛt l mənt[/t]] n.
1) the act or state of settling or the state of being settled
2) the act of making stable or putting on a permanent basis
3) a state of stability or permanence
4) an arrangement or adjustment, as of business affairs
5) com bus an agreement signed after labor negotiations between union and management
6) the settling of persons in a new country or place
7) a colony, esp. in its early stages
8) a small community or group of houses in a thinly populated area
9) a community formed by members of a particular religious or ideological group
10) the satisfying of a claim or demand; a coming to terms
11) law
a) final disposition, through legal proceedings, of opposing claims, an estate, etc
b) the settling of property, title, etc., upon a person
c) the property so settled
12) soc Also called set′tlement house`. an establishment in an underprivileged area providing social services to local residents
13) a subsidence or sinking of all or part of a structure
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Etymology: 1620–1630

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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