placement

placement
[[t]ple͟ɪsmənt[/t]]
placements
1) N-UNCOUNT: with supp, usu the N of n The placement of something or someone is the act of putting them in a particular place or position.

The treatment involves the placement of twenty-two electrodes in the inner ear.

2) N-COUNT: usu supp N If someone who is training gets a placement, they get a job for a period of time which is intended to give them experience in the work they are training for.

He spent a year studying Japanese in Tokyo, followed by a six-month work placement with the Japanese government.

3) N-UNCOUNT: with supp The placement of someone in a job, home, or school is the act or process of finding them a job, home, or school.

The children were waiting for placement in a foster care home...

A job placement program exists to help those who are unemployed.

4) N-COUNT You can refer to a home that is found for someone who is unable to look after themselves, for example a child, as a placement.

This home seemed like a good placement for Sarah.


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