placement

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English place Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English placement From place + -ment.

1. The act of placing or putting in place; the act of locating or positioning; the state of being placed.
2. A location or position.

   “It seems to me that the placement of that poster could be better.”

3. The act of matching a person with a job.

   “The agency does not guarantee placement, but they work on commission.”

4. A temporary posting of a person to a particular workplace to enable them to gain work experience.

   “During my first placement on Enabling Works on the Curzon Street Station site, I was able to visit the site on many occasions, which allowed me to gain a greater appreciation of the work that goes into a project of this scale.”

5. The zodiacal region of the sky in which the sun, moon, or a planet appears at the time and place of a person's birth.