Definitions for placementˈpleɪs mənt

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

place•mentˈpleɪs mənt(n.)

  1. the act of placing, as in a suitable job, grade, or school.

  2. the state of being placed.

  3. location; arrangement:

    the placement of furniture.

  4. (in sports) the placing or directing of a ball, regarded in terms of tactics or skill.

Origin of placement:

1835–45

Princeton's WordNet

  1. placement, arrangement(noun)

    the spatial property of the way in which something is placed

    "the arrangement of the furniture"; "the placement of the chairs"

  2. placement(noun)

    contact established between applicants and prospective employees

    "the agency provided placement services"

  3. placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement(noun)

    the act of putting something in a certain place

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. placement(noun)ˈpleɪs mənt

    the position sth is in, or the act of putting it in that place

    the placement of recycling bins outside the building; The exact placement of the pipes is crucial.

  2. placementˈpleɪs mənt

    the act or process of finding a job, home, etc. for sb

    placement of children in orphanages; job placement

Wiktionary

  1. placement(Noun)

    The act of placing or putting in place; the act of locating or positioning; the state of being placed.

  2. placement(Noun)

    A location or position.

  3. placement(Noun)

    The act of matching a person with a job

Webster Dictionary

  1. Placement(noun)

    the act of placing, or the state of being placed

  2. Placement(noun)

    position; place


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