Meanings
nounplacement (countable and uncountable, plural placements)
plural placements
- countableuncountableThe act of placing or putting in place; the act of locating or positioning; the state of being placed.
- UKcountableuncountableA 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 - countableuncountableastrologyThe zodiacal region of the sky in which the sun, moon, or a planet appears at the time and place of a person's birth.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe spatial property of the way in which something is placed
Similar
Broader
positionspatial relation
nounthe act of putting something in a certain place
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek θέσις, θέσις
- θέσις (thésis)the act of placing or putting in place
- θέσις (thésis)a location or position
Arabic وَضْع
- وَضْع (waḍʕ)the act of placing or putting in place
Bulgarian слагане, поставяне
- слагане (slagane)the act of placing or putting in place
- поставяне (postavjane)the act of placing or putting in place
- местоположение (mestopoloženie)a location or position
- назначение (naznačenie)the act of matching a person with a job
Chinese Mandarin 放置, 安置
- 放置 (fàngzhì)the act of placing or putting in place
- 安置 (ānzhì)the act of placing or putting in place
Czech pokládka
- pokládkathe act of placing or putting in place
Finnish sijoittaminen, sijoitus
- sijoittaminenthe act of placing or putting in place
- sijoitusthe act of placing or putting in place
- sijoitusa location or position
- sijaintia location or position
- työhönsijoitusthe act of matching a person with a job
French placement
- placementthe act of placing or putting in place
German Platzierung, Platzierung
- Platzierungthe act of placing or putting in place
- Platzierunga location or position
- Stellea location or position
- Stellenvermittlungthe act of matching a person with a job
Hebrew מיקום, מיקום
- מיקום (mikúm)the act of placing or putting in place
- מיקום (mikúm)a location or position
Hungarian helyezés, elhelyezés
- helyezésthe act of placing or putting in place
- elhelyezésthe act of placing or putting in place
- besorolásthe act of placing or putting in place
- szintfelmérésthe act of placing or putting in place
- elhelyezkedésa location or position
- állásközvetítésthe act of matching a person with a job
Italian piazzamento, collocazione
- piazzamentothe act of placing or putting in place
- collocazionethe act of placing or putting in place
- collocamentothe act of placing or putting in place
- posizionamentoa location or position
- collocazionea location or position
- collocamentoa location or position
Latvian novietojums
- novietojumsa location or position
Māori whakatakotoranga, whakanohonga
- whakatakotorangathe act of placing or putting in place
- whakanohongathe act of placing or putting in place
- whakanohoangathe act of placing or putting in place
- whakatakotorangaa location or position
Portuguese colocação, posicionamento
- colocaçãothe act of placing or putting in place
- posicionamentothe act of placing or putting in place
- posicionamentoa location or position
Russian размеще́ние, расположе́ние
- размеще́ние (razmeščénije)the act of placing or putting in place
- расположе́ние (raspoložénije)a location or position
- трудоустро́йство (trudoustrójstvo)the act of matching a person with a job
Slovak umiestnenie
- umiestneniethe act of placing or putting in place
Spanish colocación, emplazamiento
- colocaciónthe act of placing or putting in place
- emplazamientothe act of placing or putting in place
- ponimientothe act of placing or putting in place
- colocacióna location or position
- emplazamientoa location or position
Turkish yerleştirme, iş bulma
- yerleştirmethe act of placing or putting in place
- iş bulmathe act of matching a person with a job
- işe yerleştirmethe act of matching a person with a job
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with placement
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APA
placement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/placement
MLA
“placement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/placement. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “placement,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/placement.
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