Placement

//ˈpleɪsmənt// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of placing or putting in place; the act of locating or positioning; the state of being placed. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    contact established between applicants and prospective employees wordnet
  3. 3
    A location or position. countable, uncountable

    "It seems to me that the placement of that poster could be better."

  4. 4
    the act of putting something in a certain place wordnet
  5. 5
    The act of matching a person with a job countable, uncountable

    "The agency does not guarantee placement, but they work on commission."

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  1. 6
    the spatial property of the way in which something is placed wordnet
  2. 7
    A temporary posting of a person to a particular workplace to enable them to gain work experience. UK, countable, uncountable

    "During my first placement on Enabling Works on the Curzon Street Station site, I was able to visit the site on many occasions, which allowed me to gain a greater appreciation of the work that goes into a project of this scale."

  3. 8
    The zodiacal region of the sky in which the sun, moon, or a planet appears at the time and place of a person's birth. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From place + -ment.

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