placement

noun

place·​ment ˈplās-mənt 

1

: an act or instance of placing: such as

a

: an accurately hit ball (as in tennis) that an opponent cannot return

b

: the assignment of a person to a suitable place (such as a job or a class in school)

2

: placekick

Examples of placement in a Sentence

the strategic placement of products at the entrance of a store

the placement of microphones around the room

The director tried several different camera placements for the scene.

The agency has overseen the placement of hundreds of children in loving homes.

the placement of unemployed workers

Recent Examples on the Web

The precision required for the lead placement was less than a millimeter. —Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2024

Fourth-round pick Tory Taylor, the punter who became a fan favorite at Iowa, turned the special teams period into a must-watch event with his ball placement. —Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2024

The research looked at the wave of migration after the Vietnam War in the late 1980s and early 1990s and found that those immigrants were able to financially outperform their older peers when allowed to work immediately upon arrival and receive placement in the U.S. school system. —Byruth Umoh, Fortune, 19 June 2024

Connecticut is one of the states in the country and Hartford is a district in the country that has been known for notorious over identification and placement of students in special ed. —Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1795, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing placement

• placement test
• product placement

Kids Definition

placement

noun

place·​ment ˈplā-smənt 

1

: an act or instance of placing

especially : the assignment of a person to a suitable place (as a class in school or a job)

2

: placekick