Settlement

Settlement may refer to:

• Human settlement, a place where people live
  • Illegal settlement, a settlement built in a violation of some law
  • Urban settlement, a settlement in an urban area
  • Rural settlement, a settlement in a rural area
  • a space colony
• Settlement (closing), as in a real estate closing with transfer of title deed to the buyer
• Settlement (finance), the process of exchanging the consideration for financial instruments once a transaction has been executed
• Settlement (litigation), an agreement or resolution of a dispute
• Structural settlement - The disruption or distortion of a vital part of a building or bridge, especially the foundation.

• Settler, someone who lives in a settlement