For a quantity, the act or process of becoming larger
The creation of one or more new stitches; see Increase (knitting).
Offspring, progeny
An amount by which a quantity is increased.
To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.
To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax.
To make (a quantity, etc.) larger.
(of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater.
The act of settling.
A community of people living together, such as a hamlet, village, town, or city; a populated place.
The state of being settled.
A resolution of a dispute.
A disposition of property, or the act of granting it.
A mutual agreement to end a dispute without resorting to legal proceedings, also known as an out-of-court settlement or settling out of court.
The gradual sinking of a building. Fractures or dislocations caused by settlement.
The delivery of goods by the seller and payment for them by the buyer, under a previously agreed trade or transaction or contract entered into.
A settled place of abode; residence; a right growing out of legal residence.
A colony that is newly established; a place or region newly settled (even in past times).
A site where people used to live together in ancient times; an ancient simple kind of village.