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placement.

The act of placing or putting in place; the act of locating or positioning; the state of being placed.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpleɪ̯smənt/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation[ˈpʰleɪ̯smn̩t]Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈpleːsmənt/[ˈpʰleːsmn̩t]
  1. The act of placing or putting in place; the act of locating or positioning; the state of being placed.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A location or position.

    countable · uncountable
    It seems to me that the placement of that poster could be better.
  3. The act of matching a person with a job.

    countable · uncountable
    The agency does not guarantee placement, but they work on commission.
  4. A temporary posting of a person to a particular workplace to enable them to gain work experience.

    UK · countable · uncountable
  5. The zodiacal region of the sky in which the sun, moon, or a planet appears at the time and place of a person's birth.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English place Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English placement From place + -ment.

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