Meaning

• The act of settling.

• The state of being settled.

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

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

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

• 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.

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

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

• A resolution of a dispute.