26984 words

placement

9 definitions • 21 examples
1
a temporary position or job in an organization:

Examples:

I think we can find a placement for you in the sales department.
The trainee teachers do a school placement in the summer term.
Students then undertake a period of industrial placement.
2
the act of officially putting someone in a particular home, institution (= a place such as a prison or hospital), school class, etc.:

Examples:

The state-run home is for children awaiting placement with a foster family or adoptive parents.
Her research shows a big increase in the out-of-home placements for kids being taken from their family and being put in foster care.
This is a temporary prison for inmates awaiting placement in the federal penal system.
The frail and elderly may need placement in a long-term care facility.
Placement in a self-contained classroom will mean that your child will be taken out of the mainstream classroom for all academic subjects.
There are many dogs awaiting placement in suitable homes.
3
the position of something, or the act of putting something in a particular position:

Examples:

We put a lot of thought into the placement of the furniture.
The architecture and the placement of shops is not random: everything is minutely planned.
The director gives instructions for the placement of the camera.
Stent placement was successful for all patients.
They were supervising the careful placement of the crate in the back of the truck.
4
the act of placing something in a particular position, or the position of something:

Examples:

The placement of the furniture makes it hard to walk around.
5
the rank someone or something has when compared to others:

Examples:

A bunch of new freshmen (= students in the first year of a program of study) are taking the university's math placement exam.
6
the act of placing someone in a particular job, organization, school, or place where they can live:

Examples:

There are students for whom this school is not the best possible placement.
7
an occasion when a company's shares become available to buy, or the activity of doing this:

Examples:

The company is raising £33m through the placement of new shares at 150p each to fund its European expansion.
Sun Hung Kai Properties raised 4.04 billion Hong Kong dollars in a share placement last week.
8
a temporary job that someone does in an organization, usually to get some work experience:

Examples:

He got a two-week placement in the accounts department.
9
a service for finding a suitable job for someone, especially a temporary job for a student or unemployed person:

Examples:

In a slow economy, placement of unpaid interns is often easier.

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