Settlement
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Settlement may refer to:
- A new or small community[1][2][3]
- Settlement (closing), as in a real estate closing with transfer of Deed to the buyer
- Settlement (law), an agreement or resolution of a dispute
- Settlement (finance), the process of exchanging the consideration for financial instruments once a transaction has been executed
- Settlement (construction), the gradual sinking of a foundation or structure as a result of external forces
- For settlement as a physical process, see compressibility
- A place where humans live [4]
[edit] See also
- Act of Settlement
- Israeli settlements
- Settlement movement (social settlements)
- Settlement Hierarchy, for a hierarchy of human communities
- Category:Settlements, for articles about various types of settlements and specific settlements