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placement
[ pleys-muhnt ]
noun
- 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.
- 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.
- (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.
placement
/ ˈɪəԳ /
noun
- the act of placing or the state of being placed
- arrangement or position
- the process or business of finding employment
Other Word Forms
- ·mԳ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of placement1
Example Sentences
He said that Lucy "needs to have the best opportunities going forward in the world", and that can "only be done in a placement in an alternative family".
He built the community directly from his phone and, whether intended or not, that connection has sustained his career - insulating him from the tyrannies of radio playlists and streaming placement.
The comedian Romesh Ranganathan has hit out at his local council after his youngest son did not get offered any of his preferred choices in his secondary school placement.
When asked about the bed placement, the feng shui fan said she pulled the bed forward facing an entry “because it felt safe. It felt right.”
Ms Burns said she and her mother had "reluctantly" accepted a placement at an alternative elderly day care centre in Newcastle, but would prefer that she continues to attend Ardarragh.
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