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

However, the placement of the heaviest snow is always more fluid 24 hours out. —Wcco Staff, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026

Its placement, upside down, was far from random or negative. —Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2026

Some steep slopes need a little more engineering in the way of terracing, retaining walls or placement of boulders at different water inflection points on the embankment. —The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026

Jalloh's lawyers requested a 6½-year prison sentence and placement in a facility with residential drug treatment for inmates with addiction and substance abuse issues. —Arkansas Online, 13 Mar. 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