placement
[pleys-muh nt]
- the act of placing.
- the state of being placed.
- the act of an employment office or employer in filling a position.
- location; arrangement: the placement of furniture.
- Football.
- the placing of the ball on the ground in attempting a place kick.
- the position of the ball.
- a place kick.
- a score made by a place kick: Jones made 43 consecutive placements last season.
- (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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Origin of placement
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Related Words
employmentplacingdeploymentarrangementinductionpositionorganizationsequenceordersituationExamples from the Web for placement
Contemporary Examples
Product placement aside, the idea that animals go to heaven raises a whole host of interesting questions for Thea and Noah.
Daryl Camarillo, founder of California-based placement agency Stanford Park Nannies, echoed that sentiment.
Re-evaluating the placement of products in exchanges is just one aspect of this holistic approach to strengthening values.
He saw the placement of two young white actors as an effort by New Line to force him out of the profitable series.
The government also joined forces with Kav Mashve, resulting in the placement of hundreds of Arab professionals.
Historical Examples
It was third down, with three to go, and again Burrage tried a placement.
Left End EdwardsRalph Henry Barbour
This refers merely to the original or first placement of a girl.
The Making of a Trade SchoolMary Schenck Woolman
Then the stage was set for a placement kick and the cheering and shouting ceased.
Left Half HarmonRalph Henry Barbour
The position in the original has been retained, but its placement may be a printer's error.
Life on a Mediaeval BaronyWilliam Stearns Davis
Their relations are expressed by their location only (placement).
placement
- the act of placing or the state of being placed
- arrangement or position
- the process or business of finding employment
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Word Origin and History for placement
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