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