SETTLEMENT
\sˈɛtə͡lmənt], \sˈɛtəlmənt], \s_ˈɛ_t_əl_m_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of SETTLEMENT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies; "the British colonization of America"
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an area where a group of families live together
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a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
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a community of people smaller than a town
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something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "the 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"
By Princeton University
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the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies; "the British colonization of America"
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something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "the finally reached a settlement with the union"; "they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences"
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an area where a group of families live together
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a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
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a community of people smaller than a town
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act of setting, or the state of being settled.
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Establishment in life, in business, condition, etc.; ordination or installation as pastor.
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The act of peopling, or state of being peopled; act of planting, as a colony; colonization; occupation by settlers; as, the settlement of a new country.
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The act or process of adjusting or determining; composure of doubts or differences; pacification; liquidation of accounts; arrangement; adjustment; as, settlement of a controversy, of accounts, etc.
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A disposition of property for the benefit of some person or persons, usually through the medium of trustees, and for the benefit of a wife, children, or other relatives; jointure granted to a wife, or the act of granting it.
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That which settles, or is settled, established, or fixed.
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Matter that subsides; settlings; sediment; lees; dregs.
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A colony newly established; a place or region newly settled; as, settlement in the West.
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That which is bestowed formally and permanently; the sum secured to a person; especially, a jointure made to a woman at her marriage; also, in the United States, a sum of money or other property formerly granted to a pastor in additional to his salary.
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The gradual sinking of a building, whether by the yielding of the ground under the foundation, or by the compression of the joints or the material.
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Fractures or dislocations caused by settlement.
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A settled place of abode; residence; a right growing out of residence; legal residence or establishment of a person in a particular parish or town, which entitles him to maintenance if a pauper, and subjects the parish or town to his support.
By Oddity Software
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The act of setting, or the state of being settled.
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Establishment in life, in business, condition, etc.; ordination or installation as pastor.
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The act of peopling, or state of being peopled; act of planting, as a colony; colonization; occupation by settlers; as, the settlement of a new country.
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The act or process of adjusting or determining; composure of doubts or differences; pacification; liquidation of accounts; arrangement; adjustment; as, settlement of a controversy, of accounts, etc.
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A disposition of property for the benefit of some person or persons, usually through the medium of trustees, and for the benefit of a wife, children, or other relatives; jointure granted to a wife, or the act of granting it.
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That which settles, or is settled, established, or fixed.
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Matter that subsides; settlings; sediment; lees; dregs.
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A colony newly established; a place or region newly settled; as, settlement in the West.
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That which is bestowed formally and permanently; the sum secured to a person; especially, a jointure made to a woman at her marriage; also, in the United States, a sum of money or other property formerly granted to a pastor in additional to his salary.
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The gradual sinking of a building, whether by the yielding of the ground under the foundation, or by the compression of the joints or the material.
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Fractures or dislocations caused by settlement.
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A settled place of abode; residence; a right growing out of residence; legal residence or establishment of a person in a particular parish or town, which entitles him to maintenance if a pauper, and subjects the parish or town to his support.
By Noah Webster.
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The act of establishing, fixing, etc.; state of being established or fixed; establishment in life, business, or condition; a disposition of money for the benefit of someone; payment or adjustment of an account, dispute, etc.; a colony newly settled; legal residence.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Act of settling: state of being settled: payment: arrangement: a colony newly settled: a sum newly settled on a woman at her marriage.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. Act of settling;-establishment in business, condition, or the like; ordination or installation, as pastor ;-establishment of inhabitants ; colonization; - act or process of adjusting or determining; composure of doubts or differences; liquidation of accounts;-bestowal or giving possession under legal sanction;-a disposition of property for the benefit of Borne person or persons, usually through the medium of trustees;-matter that subsides; lees; dregs;-a colony newly established ; a place settled ;- the sum secured to a person ; especially, a jointure made to a woman at her marriage;-a settled place of abode; residence; legal residence.
