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

If most traffic is mobile, image weight, line length, and placement matter. —Malana Vantyler, Ascend Agency, 6 Nov. 2025

Lopez had 7,821 The board’s two At-Large placements represent the entire county. —Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025

Through these licensing deals, labels can extract concessions, like preferential algorithmic placement. —Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025

In India, universities hold placement events on campus to recruit graduating students. —IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2025

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