I. pə-ˈzi-shən noun
Etymology: Middle English posycion, from Anglo-French posicioun, from Latin position-, positio, from ponere to lay down, put, place, from Old Latin * posinere, from po- away (akin to Old Church Slavic po-, perfective prefix, Greek apo away) + Latin sinere to leave — more at of
Date: 14th century
1. : an act of placing or arranging: as
a. : the laying down of a proposition or thesis
b. : an arranging in order
2. : a point of view adopted and held to
made my position on the issue clear
3.
a. : the point or area occupied by a physical object : location
took her position at the head of the line
b. : a certain arrangement of bodily parts
rose to a standing position
4. : a market commitment in securities or commodities ; also : the inventory of a market trader
5.
a. : relative place, situation, or standing
is now in a position to make decisions on his own
b. : social or official rank or status
c. : an employment for which one has been hired : job
a position with a brokerage firm
d. : a situation that confers advantage or preference
II. transitive verb
( po·si·tioned ; po·si·tion·ing pə-ˈzi-sh(ə-)niŋ)
Date: 1817
: to put in a certain position
position ed the chairs around the room
position ed the company in the global market