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

See Examples For:

placement placements

But after a week's work experience placement at Whipsnade Zoo, in Bedfordshire, her outlook could not be more different.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

The private placement is a precursor to the initial public offer where investment in the refinery would be open to the public later in the year, analysts said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

Lionsgate has changed the actor’s hand placement on the poster for “La La Land” as the studio prepares to rerelease the Academy Award-winning musical to celebrate its 10th anniversary.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

They changed the width of the antennas as well as the size and placement of the corrugations.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

There was a job placement center, part of the guidance counselor’s office, I believe, and I planned to go there looking for a job.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

But not all work experience placements are equal, and finding the right one can be tricky.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

Sir Martyn Oliver told the BBC's Today programme that the practice of companies themselves running illegal placements was a "scandal" and that they will face fines.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

They capitalize on nostalgia and the ubiquity of streaming playlists that compile older songs, and increase the catalogs’ value with biographical films and ad placements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

Albertsons wants to not only sell ad placements but help brands develop content designed to move consumers from their couches to the checkout line, said Monahan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

Gay handed her the list of my placements that she had found in my files, which showed the eight months I had lived with the Mosses.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

Related Words

• employment
• placing