the act or state of settling or the state of being settled.

the act of making stable or putting on a permanent basis.

a state of stability or permanence.

an arrangement or adjustment, as of business affairs or a disagreement.

an agreement signed after labor negotiations between union and management.

the terms reached in this agreement.

the settling of persons in a new country or place.

a colony, esp. in its early stages.

a small community, village, or group of houses in a thinly populated area.

a community formed and populated by members of a particular religious or ideological group

a Shaker settlement.

the satisfying of a claim or demand; a coming to terms.

Law .

final disposition of an estate or the like.

the settling of property, title, etc., upon a person.

the property so settled.

British .

legal residence in a specific place.

(of a pauper) the right to claim food and shelter from an official agency or specific town or district.

Also called settlement house. Social Work . an establishment in an underprivileged area providing social services to local residents.

a subsidence or sinking of all or part of a structure.

noun

confusion , indecision

noun

adjustment , agreement , arrangement , clearance , compact , compensation , completion , conclusion , confirmation , contract , covenant , deal , defrayal , determination , discharge , disposition , establishment , happy medium * , liquidation , pay , payment , payoff , quietus , reimbursement , remuneration , resolution , satisfaction , showdown , termination , trade-off , working out , colonization , colony , encampment , foundation , habitation , hamlet , inhabitancy , occupancy , occupation , outpost , plantation , principality , residence , accommodation , give-and-take , medium , compromise , decision , installation , ordination , regulation , sediment , subsidence