placement
Americannoun
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placements
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the act of placing.
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the state of being placed.
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the act of an employment office or employer in filling a position.
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location; arrangement.
the placement of furniture.
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Football.
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the placing of the ball on the ground in attempting a place kick.
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the position of the ball.
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a place kick.
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a score made by a place kick.
Jones made 43 consecutive placements last season.
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(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.
noun
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the act of placing or the state of being placed
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arrangement or position
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the process or business of finding employment
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The company's website states: "Synetal Solutions provides the right support, guidance, and guaranteed job placement to help you succeed."
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Berkshire Hathaway is investing $330 million to buy 10 million Bending Spoons shares at $33 apiece in a private placement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Ask, in writing, how he and his firm are compensated if you invest — commissions, placement or referral fees, management fees, carried interest or other compensation.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
"Defendants shall not enter into, renew, or expand any agreement authorizing the development, creation, dissemination, placement, or airing of the challenged advertisements," Rochon said in the court order.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
They had to work out details like the specific placement of the memorial, the exact length needed to fit everyone’s names, and the thickness of the granite.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
He welcomed the national push for work experience and said with placements "extremely difficult" to secure more support was needed from employers.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Iwan Trefor Jones believes that a long-term plan is needed "to support the funding of placements in work, to support young people"
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
FTC officials say Amazon has secretly inflated the minimum prices required to win ad placements, intervening in auctions to raise the price 70% to 80% of the time.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Those placements are then auctioned off to the highest bidder.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 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
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