placement

American  

[pleys-muhnt] / ˈpleɪs mənt /

noun

• placements
  plural

1. the act of placing.

2. the state of being placed.

3. the act of an employment office or employer in filling a position.

4. location; arrangement.

   the placement of furniture.

5. Football.

   1. the placing of the ball on the ground in attempting a place kick.

   2. the position of the ball.

   3. a place kick.

   4. a score made by a place kick.

      Jones made 43 consecutive placements last season.

6. (in tennis, badminton, handball, etc.) a winning shot in which the ball or shuttlecock is so hit that one's opponent is unable to return it.

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placement British  

/ ˈpleɪsmənt /

noun

1. the act of placing or the state of being placed

2. arrangement or position

3. the process or business of finding employment

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• preplacement
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• placements
  plural

Etymology

Origin of placement

First recorded in 1835–45; place + -ment

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

placement placements

No score means no priority placement, no restriction list, no AC.

From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026

So do dads carrying old-school Igloo coolers, each of whom, I suspect, has strongly held beliefs about bread density, condiment placement and whether tomatoes are worth the risk.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

Before her placement, Kelsey said she had no clear idea what she wanted to do after school.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

The private placement is a precursor to the initial public offer where investment in the refinery would be open to the public later in the year, analysts said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

This meant precise placement of plates, glasses, and silver—silver that had to be spotlessly polished.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

Bidders will be given extra credit for creating local jobs paying above the minimum wage, plugging local skills gaps by offering training and particularly by offering 45-day work experience placements for young people.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Faye, 15, from Lincoln, has been looking for a Saturday job for six months and has also struggled to get placements for unpaid work experience in charity shops and cafes.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

In a further step, Burnham has said the public procurement process, used to decide how to spend taxpayer cash, will favour companies offering 45-day work placements.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

Speaking to the Jimmy's Jobs of the Future podcast,, external he said there would be "more social value weighting in public contracts", with a particular focus on firms offering such placements.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

Then she lowered her voice and said something about wanting to make sure the Grovers were ruled out as placements.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

Related Words

• employment
• placing