PLACEMENT

placement

(noun) contact established between applicants and prospective employees; ā€œthe agency provided placement servicesā€

placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement

(noun) the act of putting something in a certain place

placement, arrangement

(noun) the spatial property of the way in which something is placed; ā€œthe arrangement of the furnitureā€; ā€œthe placement of the chairsā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

placement (countable and uncountable, plural placements)

The act of placing or putting in place; the act of locating or positioning; the state of being placed.

A location or position.

The act of matching a person with a job

Source: Wiktionary


Place"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. placement.]

1. The act of placing, or the state of being placed.

2. Position; place.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ACRIMONIOUS

(adjective) marked by strong resentment or cynicism; ā€œan acrimonious disputeā€; ā€œbitter about the divorceā€


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