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 affected partners will receive financial packages and placement support, the firm said, declining to comment on the number of those cut.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Schultz's remarks came as McDonald's launches paid work placement programme for 2,500 young people in a move to help tackle rising youth unemployment.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

This unusual placement led him to suspect that the system might have adapted to separate chromosomes instead.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

In addition to the Class A shares, Madison Air has agreed to sell $100 million of its Class B shares in a private placement to an entity controlled by the company’s billionaire founder, Larry Gies.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

At the end of the year I was the one student in his class whom he recommended for placement in a rapid advancement class in junior high school.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

Related Words

• employment
• placing