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

Energy drinks had marketing spend, shelf placement, and brand familiarity. —Nia Bowers, USA Today, 18 June 2026

Optimizing token economics increasingly requires thoughtful workload placement across cloud, data center, edge, and desktop environments. —Chhandomay Mandal, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

One piece of Scottish culture that Bostonians may have noticed is the placement of plastic orange traffic cones on famous statues around the city. —Matt Schooley, CBS News, 18 June 2026

But new evidence from a witness to the incident has led to a fresh investigation and the placement of several police officers on leave, the police chief announced Monday. —Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1795, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing placement

• placement test
• product placement

Rhymes for placement

• abasement
• debasement
• defacement
• displacement
• effacement
• emplacement
• encasement
• misplacement
• outplacement
• replacement
• basement

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