placement

American  

[pleys-muhnt] / ˈpleɪs mənt /

noun

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

• preplacement
  noun

Etymology

Origin of placement

First recorded in 1835–45; place + -ment

Example Sentences

Contreras handled a full slate of high school classes, clubs and activities: advanced placement Spanish, computer science, the Associated Student Body and college preparation in her AVID, or Advancement Via Individual Determination, class.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Momentus investors continue to cheer as the space firm secures more cash through a private placement of stock.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The private placement, set to close on Thursday, would be Momentus’s second in less than a month and third this year.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Job placement agency Challenger, Gray & Christmas predicts that teens only will gain a cumulative 790,000 jobs in May, June, and July 2026.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

He started an advanced placement program and stopped making excuses for poor academic performance on the basis of a child’s socio-economic background.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

Related Words

• employment
• placing