As nouns the difference between settlement and subsidence
is that
settlement is the state of being settled while
subsidence is the process of becoming less active or severe.
settlement English
Noun
( en noun)
The state of being settled.
A colony that is newly established; a place or region newly settled.
A community of people living together, such as a hamlet, village, town, or city.
(architecture) The gradual sinking of a building. Fractures or dislocations caused by settlement.
(finance) 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.
(legal) A disposition of property, or the act of granting it.
(legal) A settled place of abode; residence; a right growing out of legal residence.
(legal) A resolution of a dispute.
Synonyms
* (A resolution of a dispute) arrangement
Hyponyms
* See also
Related terms
* settler
Derived terms
* settlement agreement
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subsidence English
Noun
( wikipedia subsidence)
The process of becoming less active or severe
* Bishop Warburton
- The subdual or subsidence of the more violent passions.
A sinking of something to a lower level, especially of part of the surface of the Earth due to underground excavation or seismic activity or groundwater depletion
Related terms
* subside
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