placement

[ pleys-muhnt ]
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noun
  1. the act of placing.

  2. the state of being placed.

  1. the act of an employment office or employer in filling a position.

  2. location; arrangement: the placement of furniture.

  3. Football.

  4. (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 of placement

1
First recorded in 1835–45; place + -ment

Other words from placement

  • pre·place·ment, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for placement

placement

/ (ˈpleɪsmənt) /


noun
  1. the act of placing or the state of being placed

  2. arrangement or position

  1. the process or business of finding employment

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