Look up: settlement

1. Settlement
   [trust] A settlement in trusts law is a deed (also called a trust instrument) whereby real estate, land, or other property is given by a settlor into trust so that the beneficiary only has the limited right to the property (for example during their life), but usually has no right to transfer...
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2. Settlement
   [disambiguation] Claas Epp Jr. Age 38 Photo taken in South Russia c. 1876 ...
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3. Settlement
   [structural] Settlement in a structure refers to the distortion or disruption of parts of a building due to either; unequal compression of its foundations, shrinkage such as that which occurs in timber framed buildings as the frame adjusts its moisture content, or by undue loads being applie...
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4. Settlement
   In architecture, the term settlement refers to the gradual sinking of a building, whether by the yielding of the ground under the foundation, or by the compression of the joints or the material. The term is also applied to the fractures or dislocations caused by settlement.
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5. SETTLEMENT
   The closing of a mortgage loan.
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6. Settlement
   [finance] Settlement of securities is a business process whereby securities or interests in securities are delivered, usually against (in simultaneous exchange for) payment of money, to fulfill contractual obligations, such as those arising under securities trades. In the U.S., the settlemen...
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7. SETTLEMENT
   When a case is resolved by agreement between the parties without the necessity of a trial or verdict.
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8. Settlement
   another name for closing.
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9. Settlement
   [litigation] In law, a settlement is a resolution between disputing parties about a legal case, reached either before or after court action begins. The term "settlement" also has other meanings in the context of law. ==Basis== A settlement, as well as dealing with the dispute between the par...
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10. Settlement
    When payment is made for a trade.
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11. settlement
    A place where people live.
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12. Settlement
    a place where people live
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13. settlement
    a place where people live
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14. Settlement
    In relation to share trading, an arrangement between brokerage houses for the payment or receipt of cash or securities. It represents the final consummation of a securities transaction and is handled through a clearing house.
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15. Settlement
    The exchange of securities between buyer and seller and the corresponding transfer of money between the two contractual parties. Settlement is usually preceded by confirmations on, among other things, the date and method of exchange and payment.
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16. settlement
    [n] - an area where a group of families live together 2. [n] - a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it 3. [n] - something settled or resolved
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17. settlement
    The process of exchanging revenue between telecommunications carriers, typically for Interconnect Billing services or mobile roaming.
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18. Settlement
    The process, once a security has been traded, of transferring ownership from seller to buyer and money from buyer to seller.
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19. Settlement
    Once a deal has been made, the settlement process transfers stock from seller to buyer and arranges the corresponding movement of money between buyer and seller (see Talisman and Crest).
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20. Settlement
    Settlement is what happens after your broker has bought or sold shares on your behalf. There are... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/settlement.htm?id=1311&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of settlement'>more</a>
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21. settlement
    Collection of dwellings forming a community. There are many different types of settlement and most owe their origin to historical and geographical factors. The growth and development of a settlement...
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22. settlement
    A place where a group of people live
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23. settlement
    Completion, or the date on which the money for a transaction changes hands
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24. settlement
    introduction, in a given place, of new facilities, such as buildings, factories, schools, according to a plan, called a settlement or development plan; Introduction, in a given site, of a population, where it establishes and develops, according to a resettlement plan; -DDMG Category: Management i...
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25. Settlement
    A voluntarily agreement by the claimant and defendant to settle their civil case.
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