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# placement

noun (a placement, placements)

«placement» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Putting something in a certain place or position: «the placement of the furniture». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/placement/#m1)
2. (UK, Ireland, Australia) A short job or training time in a workplace to get experience: «a work placement». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/placement/#m2)
3. Finding a place for someone, like a school, job or home: «a school placement». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/placement/#m3)

### In the lessons

In school: «placement test» decides the right class or level; older students do work placements. In maths and writing: «the placement of digits» (place value) and «placement of commas» affect the meaning. In everyday life: the placement of a smoke alarm matters for safety. Phrases: «work placement», «placement test», «product placement» (brands shown in films).

### Examples

- The placement test showed which reading group I should join. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/placement/#x1)
- My sister has a work placement at a vet's. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/placement/#x2)
- The placement of the smoke alarm is on the ceiling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/placement/#x3)
- Careful placement of the decimal point changes the number. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/placement/#x4)
- The placement of the plants by the window helps them grow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/placement/#x5)
- Product placement means films show brand names to advertise them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/placement/#x6)
- The page numbers in the List of Illustrations do not reflect the new placement of the illustrations, but are as in the original. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/placement/#x7)

### Note

Countable. Verb: place; noun: placement. In maths the idea is «place value»: the placement of a digit gives its value (3 in 30 means thirty).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «placement» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/placement/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«placement» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/placement.html) on Mova free.