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[noun] termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities
[noun] the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies; "the British colonization of America"
[noun] 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"
[noun] a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
[noun] a community of people smaller than a town
[noun] a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
[noun] an area where a group of families live together
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\Set"tle*ment\, n. 1. The act of setting, or the state of being settled. Specifically:
(a) Establishment in life, in business, condition, etc.; ordination or installation as pastor. Every man living has a design in his head upon wealth power, or settlement in the world. --L'Estrange.
(b) 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.
(c) 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.
(d) Bestowal, or giving possession, under legal sanction; the act of giving or conferring anything in a formal and permanent manner. My flocks, my fields, my woods, my pastures take, With settlement as good as law can make. --Dryden.
(e) (Law) 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. 2. That which settles, or is settled, established, or fixed. Specifically:
(a) Matter that subsides; settlings; sediment; lees; dregs. [Obs.] Fuller's earth left a thick settlement. --Mortimer.
(b) A colony newly established; a place or region newly settled; as, settlement in the West.
(c) 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. 3. (Arch.)
(a) 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.
(b) pl. Fractures or dislocations caused by settlement. 4. (Law) 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. --Blackstone. Bouvier. {Act of settlement} (Eng. Hist.), the statute of 12 and 13 William III, by which the crown was limited to the present reigning house (the house of Hanover). --Blackstone.

Synonyms for settlement

colonisation, colonization, colony, liquidation, resolution, small town, village

See also: accommodation | accord and satisfaction | agreement | body | Calpe | colonial | community | conclusion | conclusion | constitution | deciding | decision making | Demerara | ending | establishment | formation | frontier settlement | geographic area | geographic region | geographical area | geographical region | Gibraltar | hamlet | organisation | organization | out-of-court settlement | outpost | Plantation | Plymouth Colony | population | property settlement | proprietary colony | Rock of Gibraltar | termination | understanding | viatical settlement | viaticus settlement | village |

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Let's analyse "settlement" as pure text. This string has Ten letters in Three syllables and Three vowels. 30% of vowels is 8.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: TNEMELTTES. Average typing speed for these characters is 2725 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: settlement: 5 + 5 + 5 = 15, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: settlement: 1 + 5 + 2 + 2 + 3 + 5 + 4 + 5 + 5 + 2 = 34, reduced: 7, and the final result is Seven.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
E (3) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
L (1) 12 Hanged Man Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
M (1) 13 Death Creator, Developer, Builder
N (1) 14 Temperance Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
S (1) 19 Sun Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
T (3) 20 Judgement Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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