position
noun
- physical extent or point in space independent from time and matter
- the joint arrangement of a team on its field of play and/or the standardized place of any individual player
- social role with a set of powers and responsibilities within a private or public organization or the state
- stance, view, or perspective
verb
- place in a specific manner
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /pəˈzɪʃ.ən/ / [pəˈzɪʃ.n̩] / /pəˈzəʃ.ən/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English posicioun, from Old French posicion, from Latin positiō (“a putting, position”), from positus (“placed, situated”), past participle of pōnō (“to place”); see ponent. Compare apposition, composition, deposition; see pose.
- A place or location.
“Train positions and speeds were established by a track magnet at each milepost, which produced a suitable mark on the punched recording tape whenever a train passed.”
- A post of employment; a job.
- A status or rank.
“Chief of Staff is the second-highest position in the army.”
- An opinion, stand, or stance.
“My position on this issue is unchanged.”
“The cause therfore of divorce expres’t in the position cannot but agree with that describ’d in the best and equalest sense of Moses Law.”
- A posture.
“Stand in this position, with your arms at your side.”
- A situation suitable to perform some action.
“The school is not in a position to provide day-care after 4:00 pm.”
- A place on the playing field, together with a set of duties, assigned to a player.
“Stop running all over the field and play your position!”
- An amount of securities, commodities, or other financial instruments held by a person, firm, or institution.
“long position”
“naked position”
- A commitment, or a group of commitments, such as options or futures, to buy or sell a given amount of financial instruments, such as securities, currencies or commodities, for a given price.
- A method of solving a problem by one or two suppositions; also called the rule of trial and error.
- The full state of a chess game at any given turn.
“The following problem-like position occurred in an over-the-board game at a base in Korea:”
- The order in which players are seated around the table.
- A pin; a connector.
verb
Etymology: From Middle English posicioun, from Old French posicion, from Latin positiō (“a putting, position”), from positus (“placed, situated”), past participle of pōnō (“to place”); see ponent. Compare apposition, composition, deposition; see pose.
- To put into place.
“While other small nations with large banking sectors, such as Iceland and Ireland, have been undone by their reckless lending practices, the debt-free Channel Islands have always positioned themselves as dependable repositories of riches.”