outplacement

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noun

the process of helping to find new employment for redundant workers, especially executives

OriginEnglish placement ← Middle English ut- ← Old English ūt- →
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Meanings

nounoutplacement (countable and uncountable, plural outplacements)

plural outplacements

  1. countableuncountablethe process of helping to find new employment for redundant workers, especially executives

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úd
  2. Proto-Germanic*ūt
  3. Proto-Germanic*ūt-
  4. Old Englishūt-
  5. Middle Englishut-
  6. Englishout-
  7. Englishplacement
  8. Englishoutplacement

From out- + placement.

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Translations

Spanish desvinculación asistida
  • desvinculación asistidathe process of helping to find new employment for redundant workers
Cite this entry
APA

outplacement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outplacement

MLA

“outplacement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outplacement. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outplacement,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outplacement.

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