unsettleable

set·tle

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Definitions of unsettleable word

verb with object unsettleable to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions). 1
verb with object unsettleable to place in a desired state or in order: to settle one's affairs. 1
verb with object unsettleable to pay, as a bill. 1
verb with object unsettleable to close (an account) by payment. 1
verb with object unsettleable to migrate to and organize (an area, territory, etc.); colonize: The pilgrims settled Plymouth. 1
verb with object unsettleable to cause to take up residence: They settled immigrants in urban areas. 1

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English set(t)len, Old English setlan (attested once) to place, derivative of setl settle2; compare Dutch zetelen

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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