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

More from Beth Pinsker: I went to an Advanced Placement personal-finance class.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

Placement agencies will also no longer be allowed to implement wage deductions, and it will be illegal to hire children under the age of 18 as domestic workers.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

For years, high-schoolers have boasted in college applications about learning Latin, leading the chess club or acing Advanced Placement Physics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

One of White’s players, Aldo Rojo, was born in Mexico and takes five Advanced Placement classes with Spanish as his primary language.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2025

I had taken all the tests that counted—the SAT and the Florida Placement Exam in order to determine state college eligibility.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

Related Words

• employment
• placing