placement

CEFRB2

/ˈpleɪ̯smənt/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The act of putting something in a particular position or job.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A location or position.

Examples

  • My placement supervisor allowed me to take a day off.

  • The college has a placement bureau for students.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • [ˈpʰlæ̝ɪ̯smn̩t]
  • [ˈpʰleɪ̯smn̩t]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The act of placing or putting in place; the act of locating or positioning; the state of being placed.

  2. The act of matching a person with a job.

  3. 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.

More examples

In context

  • It seems to me that the placement of that poster could be better.

  • The agency does not guarantee placement, but they work on commission.

  • 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.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The teacher decided on the blank of the desks to allow group work.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From place + -ment.