dictionary definitions for "placement"


From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:

  placement
      n 1: the spatial property of the way in which something is
           placed; "the arrangement of the furniture"; "the
           placement of the chairs" [syn: arrangement]
      2: contact established between applicants and prospective
         employees; "the agency provided placement services"
      3: the act of putting something in a certain place or location
         [syn: location, locating, position, positioning,
         emplacement]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Placement \Place"ment\, n. [Cf. F. placement.]
     1. The act of placing, or the state of being placed.
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     2. Position; place.
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