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

Milliken has served as the president of the Dover FFA chapter from the Lower Cumberland district in Middle Tennessee and his Supervised Agriculture Experience is an entrepreneurship placement in beef cattle production. —Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 14 July 2025

The 24-story tower was next, with a topping off ceremony on May 20 to mark the placement of the tower’s final beam. —Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 14 July 2025

After her pre-challenge tussles with both Ginger and Aja, her bottom placement is unsurprising from a narrative perspective. —Chris Feil, Vulture, 11 July 2025

That approach is echoed in the design choices, from the elevated sound system to the placement of the artificial performance turf or the selection of machines. —Travis Webb, Austin American Statesman, 11 July 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