placement
nounCA, US, UK /ˈpleɪ̯smənt/ · /ˈpleːsmənt/
Etymology From place + -ment.
1
The act of placing or putting in place; the act of locating or positioning; the state of being placed.
2
A location or position.
- It seems to me that the placement of that poster could be better.
3
The act of matching a person with a job.
- The agency does not guarantee placement, but they work on commission.
4
UK A temporary posting of a person to a particular workplace to enable them to gain work experience.
- 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.2021 May 19, Paul Stephen, “Our railway in RAIL's next 40 years: Amy McAllister”, in RAIL, number 931, page 36:
5
Astrology, Human sciences, Mysticism, Philosophy, Sciences 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.
- Derived terms
- geoplacement, job placement, malplacement, misplacement, nonplacement, outplacement, overplacement, placement test, planet placement, postplacement, preplacement, product placement, underplacement, work placement