(~s)
1.
The ~ of something or someone is the act of putting them in a particular place or position.
The treatment involves the ~ of twenty-two electrodes in the inner ear.
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2.
If someone who is training gets a ~, they get a job for a period of time which is intended to give them experience in the work they are training for.
He had a six-month work ~ with the Japanese government.
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3.
The ~ 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 ~ in a foster care home...
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