settlement

noun

1. 1

   The act of settling.

2. 2

   The state of being settled.

3. 3

   A colony that is newly established; a place or region newly settled.

4. 4

   A community of people living together, such as a hamlet, village, town, or city.

5. 5

   The gradual sinking of a building. Fractures or dislocations caused by settlement.

6. 6

   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.

7. 7

   A disposition of property, or the act of granting it.

8. 8

   A settled place of abode; residence; a right growing out of legal residence.

9. 9

   A resolution of a dispute.