the act of placing or the state of being placed arrangement or position the process or business of finding employment
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place•ment /ˈpleɪsmənt/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- the act of placing, as in a suitable job, grade, or school: [uncountable]Placement into courses is by written exam only.[countable]Placements into ESL courses are at an all-time high.
- the state of being placed;
arrangement:[uncountable]the placement of furniture. - the act of filling a position:[countable]The employment agency made several quick placements.
place•ment
(plās′mənt),USA pronunciation n.
- the act of placing.
- the state of being placed.
- the act of an employment office or employer in filling a position.
- location;
arrangement:the placement of furniture. - Sport[Football.]
- the placing of the ball on the ground in attempting a place kick.
- the position of the ball.
- a place kick.
- a score made by a place kick:Jones made 43 consecutive placements last season.
- Sport(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.
- place + -ment 1835–45
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