placement

American  

[pleys-muhnt] / ˈpleɪs mənt /

noun

placements plural

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

Derived Forms

• preplacement
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• placements
  plural

Etymology

Origin of placement

First recorded in 1835–45; place + -ment

Example Sentences

They are particularly concerned about weakening what is known as the Aboriginal Child Placement Principle - a framework designed to keep Indigenous children connected to family.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

The percentage of students scoring highly on the company’s Advanced Placement exams and SAT hasn’t changed over time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

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

She did well in the one Advanced Placement course she took.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

Related Words

• employment
• placing