ALL meanings of presettlement
set·tle·ment
P p - noun presettlement the act or state of settling or the state of being settled. 1
- noun presettlement the act of making stable or putting on a permanent basis. 1
- noun presettlement a state of stability or permanence. 1
- noun presettlement an arrangement or adjustment, as of business affairs or a disagreement. 1
- noun presettlement an agreement signed after labor negotiations between union and management. 1
- noun presettlement the terms reached in this agreement. 1
- noun presettlement the settling of persons in a new country or place. 1
- noun presettlement a colony, especially in its early stages. 1
- noun presettlement a small community, village, or group of houses in a thinly populated area. 1
- noun presettlement a community formed and populated by members of a particular religious or ideological group: a Shaker settlement. 1
- noun presettlement the satisfying of a claim or demand; a coming to terms. 1
- noun presettlement Law. final disposition of an estate or the like. the settling of property, title, etc., upon a person. the property so settled. 1
- noun presettlement British. legal residence in a specific place. (of a pauper) the right to claim food and shelter from an official agency or specific town or district. 1
- noun presettlement Also called settlement house. Social Work. an establishment in an underprivileged area providing social services to local residents. 1
- noun presettlement a subsidence or sinking of all or part of a structure. 1
- adjective presettlement relating to the period before settling a lawsuit 0
- adjective presettlement relating to the period before human settlement 0