settlements

/ˈset.l.mənts/

IPA: /S EH1 T AH0 L M AH0 N T S/

noun

1
The act of settling.
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.
5
The gradual sinking of a building. Fractures or dislocations caused by settlement.
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
A disposition of property, or the act of granting it.
8
A settled place of abode; residence; a right growing out of legal residence.
9
A resolution of a dispute.

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