placement
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.
Origin of placement
1Other words from placement
- pre·place·ment, noun
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How to use placement in a sentence
Yet the number of angioplasties and stent placements performed has increased, not decreased.
The Real Fight Over Health Care Should Be Against Diabetes and Obesity | Mark Hyman, MD | March 23, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe temporary positions used to outnumber the permanent placements; at present the reverse is true.
Mobilizing Woman-Power | Harriot Stanton BlatchEach zone center has its individual office through which placements are made.
Our Schools in War Time—and After | Arthur Davis DeanIn order to graduate, you have to have both credit in the academic work and credit from your job placements.
Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyCharge sponsors to modify the plans and target different product placements to different users.
Makers | Cory Doctorow
Such data are extremely valuable in making wise placements, but are difficult of access for an outside agency.
The Making of a Trade School | Mary Schenck Woolman
British Dictionary definitions for placement
/ (ˈpleɪsmənt) /
the act of placing or the state of being placed
arrangement or position
the process or business of finding employment
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