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

This level of procedural control is intended to support consistent graft placement and recovery timelines, with an emphasis on maintaining natural-looking results. —Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026

The team counts fans, measures their size, and analyzes their placement. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026

Menu wording or placement may vary slightly depending on your device and Android version. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026

Where placement matches fail because no human could possibly process all relevant compatibility factors. —Maureen Flatley, Boston Herald, 31 Dec. 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