placement

Etymology

From place + -ment.

noun

  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. May 19 2021, Paul Stephen, “Our railway in RAIL's next 40 years: Amy McAllister”, in RAIL, number 931, page 36
  5. (astrology) 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.

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