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

Brands chasing Reddit placement are often optimizing for the symptom instead of the cause. — Charles Nicholls, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

These stages are hairline design, graft extraction, channel creation, and graft placement. — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

Text conversations revealed plans for placement of the mothballs on the beach, officials said. — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026

In camp, Guyton has shown improvement with his hand placement and has married his lower body movement with his striking ability to guard the more athletic pass rushers on the other side of the ball. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 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