outplacement

noun

out·​place·​ment ˌau̇t-ˈplās-mənt 

ˈau̇t-ˌplās-

: the process of easing unwanted or unneeded executives out of a company by providing company-paid assistance in finding them new jobs

Examples of outplacement in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The 108,435 was the highest number for a month since October, according to global outplacement and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. —Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026

Employers announced 108,435 job cuts in the first month of the year, up 118% from the year-ago figures, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas. —Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026

More than 100,000 workers were fired at Amazon, UPS, and Dow, and hiring was the slowest for any January on record, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. —Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 5 Feb. 2026

And the outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas said Thursday that companies slashed more than 108,000 jobs last month, the most since October and the worst January for job cuts since 2009. —Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for outplacement

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