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placement
[pleys-muhnt]
noun
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.
placement
/ ˈɪəԳ /
noun
the act of placing or the state of being placed
arrangement or position
the process or business of finding employment
Other Word Forms
- preplacement noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of placement1
Example Sentences
One of those is a new mode called “Knockout Tour,” in which you’ll need to maintain a certain placement throughout each of the race’s five checkpoints.
Dr Shin said the state was not a passive observer- it actively shaped adoption policy, setting annual quotas for overseas placements and even on occasion halted some adoptions.
Surgical treatment usually involves placement of a shunt.
Meanwhile, FX’s once-dominant “The Bear” is on the bubble in our poll — whether as a result of its category placement or its third season’s mixed reception.
For example, the two sides are working towards the UK rejoining the Erasmus+ exchange programme, which allows students to study or do work placements abroad.
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