01 n. The act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of establishing one's self, of colonizing, subsiding, adjusting, etc.
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1.
The act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of establishing one's self, of colonizing, subsiding, adjusting, etc.
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2.
That which settles at the bottom of a liquid; lees; dregs; sediment.
Phrases & compounds
Settling day —
a day for settling accounts, as in the stock market.