Placement

Quick meaning: Placement is a noun meaning The act of placing or putting in place; the act of locating or positioning; the state of being placed.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. A location or position.
2. The act of matching a person with a job.
3. (UK) A temporary posting of a person to a particular workplace to enable them to gain work experience.
4. (astrology) 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.

Example Sentences

It seems to me that the placement of that poster could be better.

The agency does not guarantee placement, but they work on commission.

During my first placement on Enabling Works on the Curzon Street Station site, I was able to visit the site on many occasions, which allowed me to gain a greater appreciation of the work that goes into a project of this scale.

Word Forms

• placements

Synonyms for placement

Depending on context, synonyms include position, arrangement, location, emplacement, locating, positioning.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include positioning, position, location, arrangement, emplacement, locating.

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