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Definition of placement - 4 dictionary results

place⋅ment

[pleys-muhnt]
–noun
1. the act of placing.
2. the state of being placed.
3. the act of an employment office or employer in filling a position.
4. location; arrangement: the placement of furniture.
5. Football.
a. the placing of the ball on the ground in attempting a place kick.
b. the position of the ball.
c. a place kick.
d. a score made by a place kick: Jones made 43 consecutive placements last season.
6. (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.

Origin:
1835–45; place + -ment
place·ment   (plās'mənt)   
n.  
    1. The act of placing or arranging.
    2. The state of being placed or arranged.
    3. The finding of suitable accommodation or employment for applicants.
    4. Assignment of students to appropriate classes or programs.
    5. The setting of the ball in position for a place kick.
    6. A place kick.
    1. The finding of suitable accommodation or employment for applicants.
    2. Assignment of students to appropriate classes or programs.
    3. The setting of the ball in position for a place kick.
    4. A place kick.
  1. Football
    1. The setting of the ball in position for a place kick.
    2. A place kick.

Placement

Place"ment\, n. [Cf. F. placement.]

1. The act of placing, or the state of being placed.

2. Position; place.
Language Translation for : placement
Spanish: inversión,
German: die Investierung,
Japanese: 投資

Placement

The act of marketing new securities to the private or public sector.

Investopedia Commentary

This term is mainly used in conjunction with private placement, when stocks are directly sold to institutional investors.

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See also: Institutional Investor, IPO, Pot, Private Placement

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