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po⋅si⋅tion

  [puh-zish-uhn]
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–noun
1. condition with reference to place; location; situation.
2. a place occupied or to be occupied; site: a fortified position.
3. the proper, appropriate, or usual place: out of position.
4. situation or condition, esp. with relation to favorable or unfavorable circumstances: to be in an awkward position; to bargain from a position of strength.
5. status or standing: He has a position to maintain in the community.
6. high standing, as in society; important status: a person of wealth and position.
7. a post of employment: a position in a bank.
8. manner of being placed, disposed, or arranged: the relative position of the hands of a clock.
9. bodily posture or attitude: to be in a sitting position.
10. mental attitude; stand: one's position on a controversial topic.
11. the act of positing.
12. something that is posited.
13. Ballet. any of the five basic positions of the feet with which every step or movement begins and ends. Compare first position, second position, third position, fourth position, fifth position.
14. Music.
a. the arrangement of tones in a chord, esp. with regard to the location of the root tone in a triad or to the distance of the tones from each other. Compare close position, inversion (def. 8a), open position, root position.
b. any of the places on the fingerboard of a stringed instrument where the fingers stop the strings to produce the variouspitches.
c. any of the places to which the slide of a trombone is shifted to produce changes in pitch.
15. Finance. a commitment to buy or sell securities: He took a large position in defense stocks.
16. Classical Prosody. the situation of a short vowel before two or more consonants or their equivalent, making the syllable metrically long.
–verb (used with object)
17. to put in a particular or appropriate position; place.
18. to determine the position of; locate.
Origin:
1325–75; ME posicioun a positing (< AF) < L positiōn- (s. of positiō) a placing, etc. See posit, -ion

Related forms:
po⋅si⋅tion⋅al, adjective
po⋅si⋅tion⋅less, adjective

Synonyms:
2. station, locality, spot. 5. rank. 7. Position, job, place, situation refer to a post of employment. Position is any employment, though usually above manual labor: a position as clerk. Job is colloquial for position, and applies to any work from lowest to highest in an organization: a job as cook, as manager. Place and situation are both mainly used today in reference to a position that is desired or being applied for; situation is the general word in the business world: Situations Wanted; place is used rather of domestic employment: He is looking for a place as a gardener. 8. placement, disposition, array, arrangement. 9. Position, posture, attitude, pose refer to an arrangement or disposal of the body or its parts. Position is the general word for the arrangement of the body: in a reclining position. Posture is usually an assumed arrangement of the body, esp. when standing: a relaxed posture. Attitude is often a posture assumed for imitative effect or the like, but may be one adopted for a purpose (as that of a fencer or a tightrope walker): an attitude of prayer. A pose is an attitude assumed, in most cases, for artistic effect: an attractive pose. 12. proposition, hypothesis, postulate, thesis; dictum, assertion, predication, contention; doctrine, principle. 17. situate.
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po·si·tion   (pə-zĭsh'ən)   
n.  

  1. A place or location.

    1. The right or appropriate place: The bands are in position for the parade's start.

    2. A strategic area occupied by members of a force: The troops took up positions along the river.

    3. The way in which something is placed: the position of the clock's hands.

    4. The arrangement of body parts; posture: a standing position.

    5. Sports The area for which a particular player is responsible.

    6. The arrangement of the pieces or cards at any particular time in a game such as chess, checkers, or bridge.

    7. The act or process of positing.

    8. A principle or proposition posited.

    9. A commitment to buy or sell a given amount of securities or commodities.

    10. The amount of securities or commodities held by a person, firm, or institution.

    11. The ownership status of a person's or institution's investments.

    1. The way in which something is placed: the position of the clock's hands.

    2. The arrangement of body parts; posture: a standing position.

    3. Sports The area for which a particular player is responsible.

    4. The arrangement of the pieces or cards at any particular time in a game such as chess, checkers, or bridge.

    5. The act or process of positing.

    6. A principle or proposition posited.

    7. A commitment to buy or sell a given amount of securities or commodities.

    8. The amount of securities or commodities held by a person, firm, or institution.

    9. The ownership status of a person's or institution's investments.

  4. An advantageous place or location: jockeys maneuvering for position.

  5. A situation as it relates to the surrounding circumstances: in a position to bargain.

  6. A point of view or attitude on a certain question: the mayor's position on taxes.

  7. Social standing or status; rank.

  8. A post of employment; a job.

    1. Sports The area for which a particular player is responsible.

    2. The arrangement of the pieces or cards at any particular time in a game such as chess, checkers, or bridge.

    3. The act or process of positing.

    4. A principle or proposition posited.

    5. A commitment to buy or sell a given amount of securities or commodities.

    6. The amount of securities or commodities held by a person, firm, or institution.

    7. The ownership status of a person's or institution's investments.

    1. The act or process of positing.

    2. A principle or proposition posited.

    3. A commitment to buy or sell a given amount of securities or commodities.

    4. The amount of securities or commodities held by a person, firm, or institution.

    5. The ownership status of a person's or institution's investments.

    1. A commitment to buy or sell a given amount of securities or commodities.

    2. The amount of securities or commodities held by a person, firm, or institution.

    3. The ownership status of a person's or institution's investments.

tr.v.   po·si·tioned, po·si·tion·ing, po·si·tions

  1. To put in place or position.

  2. To determine the position of; locate.


[Middle English posicioun, from Old French posicion, from Latin positiō, positiōn-, from positus, past participle of pōnere, to place; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]
po·si'tion·al adj., po·si'tion·al·ly adv., po·si'tion·er n.
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Word Origin & History

position  (n.)
c.1374, as a term in logic and philosophy, from O.Fr. posicion, from L. positionem (nom. positio) "act or fact of placing, position, affirmation," from posit-, pp. stem of ponere "put, place," from PIE *po-s(i)nere, from *apo- "off, away" (see apo-) + *sinere "to leave, let," of obscure origin. Meaning "manner in which a body is arranged or posed" first recorded 1703; specifically in ref. to dance steps, 1778, sexual intercourse, 1883. Meaning "official station, employment" is from 1890. The verb meaning "to put in a particular position" is recorded from 1817.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

Position

The amount of a security either owned (which constitutes a long position) or borrowed (which constitutes a short position) by an individual or by a dealer. In other words, it's a trade an investor currently holds open.

Investopedia Commentary

For example, you might hear it used in the following contexts:
1. Dealers often take long positions in specific securities to maintain inventories and allow for quick and easy trading.
2. The trader closed his position and locked in a profit of 10%.

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See also: Broker-Dealer, Long, Short

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Financial Dictionary

position

The ownership status of a person's or an institution's investments. For example, a person may own 500 shares of Sun Microsystems, 350 shares of Boeing, and a $10,000 principal amount of 9% bonds due in 2001. See also long position, short position.


position

To buy or sell securities in order to establish a net long or a net short position. Also called take a position.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1po·si·tion
Pronunciation: p&-'zish-&n
Function: noun
: a particular arrangement or location;specifically : an arrangement of the parts of the body considered particularly desirable for some medical or surgical procedure position> position> —po·si·tion·al /p&-'zish-&n-&l/ adjective

Main Entry: 2position
Function: transitive verb
: to put in proper position
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Medical Dictionary

position po·si·tion (pə-zĭsh'ən)
n.

  1. A place occupied.

  2. A bodily attitude or posture, especially a posture assumed by a patient to facilitate the performance of diagnostic, surgical, or therapeutic procedures.

  3. The relation of an arbitrarily chosen portion of the fetus to the right or left side of the mother.

position v.
po·si'tion·al adj.

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Encyclopedia

position

in Greek or Latin prosody, the condition of having a short vowel followed by two consonants or a double consonant (such as -pp- in the Greek word hippos), which makes its syllable long. Such a syllable is said to be long by position, in contrast to a syllable having a long vowel or a diphthong, which is said to be long by nature.

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