place ‧ ment /ˈpleɪsmənt/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ place , ↑ placement , ↑ placing , ↑ displacement , ↑ replacement ; verb : ↑ place , ↑ displace , ↑ misplace , ↑ replace ; adjective : ↑ displaced , ↑ misplaced , ↑ replaceable ]
1 . the act of finding a place for someone to live or work:
The centre provides a job placement service.
placement of
the placement of children in foster homes
They lived on campus, but this was just a temporary placement.
2 . British English a job, usually as part of a course of study, which gives you experience of a particular type of work
on placement
Students are sent out on placement for training.
a forty-five day placement in a factory
3 . when something is placed somewhere or when you decide where something should go
placement of
the placement of fire hydrants along the city’s streets