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

The sick note and abandonment of placement were "isolated incidents of these types of behaviours", the hearing concluded.

From BBC

Companies have pledged to offer hundreds of "quality work experience placements" to more than a thousand young people in Greater Manchester as part of a special new push.

From BBC

She admits it keeps her up at night, and says the costs relate to "nearly always very, very high-cost individual placements for children who need independent schools to provide for their needs".

From BBC

Programs would compete on the outcomes workers care about: higher earnings and real job placement, verified through trusted federal data.

From MarketWatch

Campaigner Emma Metcalfe said the situation in County Armagh and the surrounding areas had created "a postcode lottery" because people have to rely on capacity at other trusts or fund their own placements.

From BBC

Related Words

• employment
• placing