Etymology

outplacement

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Today it means: the process of helping to find new employment for redundant workers, especially executives Full definition →

English placement ← Middle English ut- ← Old English ūt-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*úd
  2. Proto-Germanic*ūt
  3. Proto-Germanic*ūt-
  4. Old Englishūt-
  5. Middle Englishut-
  6. Englishout-
  7. Englishplacement
  8. English todayoutplacement

From out- + placement.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.