Placement vs. Place

By Jaxson

  • Placement (noun)

    The act of placing or putting in place; the act of locating or positioning; the state of being placed.

  • Placement (noun)

    A location or position.

    “It seems to me that the placement of that poster could be better.”

  • Placement (noun)

    The act of matching a person with a job

    “The agency does not guarantee placement, but they work on commission.”

  • Place (noun)

    An area; somewhere within an area.

  • Place (noun)

    An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard.

  • Place (noun)

    A group of houses.

    “They live at Westminster Place.”

  • Place (noun)

    An inhabited area: a village, town, or city.

  • Place (noun)

    Any area of the earth: a region.

    “He is going back to his native place on vacation.”

  • Place (noun)

    The area one occupies, particularly somewhere to sit.

    “We asked the restaurant to give us a table with three places.”

  • Place (noun)

    The area where one lives: one’s home, formerly country estates and farms.

    “Do you want to come over to my place later?”

  • Place (noun)

    An area of the skin.

  • Place (noun)

    An area to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory.

  • Place (noun)

    A location or position in space.

  • Place (noun)

    A particular location in a book or document, particularly the current location of a reader.

  • Place (noun)

    A passage or extract from a book or document.

  • Place (noun)

    A topic.

  • Place (noun)

    A frame of mind.

    “I’m in a strange place at the moment.”

  • Place (noun)

    A chess position; a square of the chessboard.

  • Place (noun)

    A responsibility or position in an organization.

  • Place (noun)

    An area to fight: a battlefield or the contested ground in a battle.

  • Place (noun)

    A role or purpose; a station.

    “It is really not my place to say what is right and wrong in this case.”

  • Place (noun)

    The position of a contestant in a competition.

    “We thought we would win but only ended up in fourth place.”

  • Place (noun)

    The position of first, second, or third at the finish, especially the second position.

    “to win a bet on a horse for place”

  • Place (noun)

    A fortified position: a fortress, citadel, or walled town.

  • Place (noun)

    Numerically, the column counting a certain quantity.

    “three decimal places;”

    “the hundreds place”

  • Place (noun)

    Ordinal relation; position in the order of proceeding.

    “That’s what I said in the first place!”

  • Place (noun)

    Reception; effect; implying the making room for.

  • Place (verb)

    To put (an object or person) in a specific location.

    “He placed the glass on the table.”

  • Place (verb)

    To earn a given spot in a competition.

    “The Cowboys placed third in the league.”

  • Place (verb)

    To remember where and when (an object or person) has been previously encountered.

    “I’ve seen him before, but I can’t quite place where.”

  • Place (verb)

    To achieve (a certain position, often followed by an ordinal) as in a horse race.

    “Run Ragged was placed fourth in the race.”

  • Place (verb)

    To sing (a note) with the correct pitch.

  • Place (verb)

    To arrange for or to make (a bet).

    “I placed ten dollars on the Lakers beating the Bulls.”

  • Place (verb)

    To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job.

    “They phoned hoping to place her in the management team.”

  • Place (verb)

    To place-kick (a goal).

Wiktionary
  • Place (noun)

    a particular position, point, or area in space; a location

    “the monastery was a peaceful place”

    “he would always have a special place in her heart”

    “I can’t be in two places at once”

    “that street was no place for a lady”

  • Place (noun)

    a particular area on a larger surface

    “he lashed out and cut the policeman’s hand in three places”

  • Place (noun)

    a building or area used for a specified purpose or activity

    “the town has many excellent eating places”

    “a place of worship”

  • Place (noun)

    a person’s home

    “what about dinner at my place?”

  • Place (noun)

    a point in a book or other text reached by a reader at a particular time

    “I must have lost my place in the script”

  • Place (noun)

    a portion of space designated or available for or being used by someone

    “Jackie had saved her a place”

    “they hurried to their places at the table”

  • Place (noun)

    a vacancy or available position

    “he was offered a place at Liverpool University”

  • Place (noun)

    the regular or proper position of something

    “she put the book back in its place”

  • Place (noun)

    a person’s rank or status

    “occupation structures a person’s place in society”

  • Place (noun)

    a right or privilege resulting from someone’s role or position

    “I’m sure she has a story to tell, but it’s not my place to ask”

  • Place (noun)

    the role played by or importance attached to someone or something in a particular context

    “the place of computers in improving office efficiency”

  • Place (noun)

    a position in a sequence or series, typically one ordered on the basis of merit

    “his score left him in ninth place”

  • Place (noun)

    any of the first three or sometimes four positions in a race (used especially of the second, third, or fourth positions).

  • Place (noun)

    the second position, especially in a horse race.

  • Place (noun)

    the degree of priority given to something

    “accurate reportage takes second place to lurid detail”

  • Place (noun)

    the position of a figure in a series indicated in decimal or similar notation, especially one after the decimal point

    “calculate the ratios to one decimal place”

  • Place (noun)

    a square or short street

    “the lecture theatre is in New Burlington Place”

  • Place (noun)

    a country house with its grounds.

  • Place (verb)

    put in a particular position

    “a newspaper had been placed beside my plate”

  • Place (verb)

    cause to be in a particular situation

    “enemy officers were placed under arrest”

    “you are not placing yourself under any obligation”

  • Place (verb)

    allocate or assign (an abstract quality) to something

    “they place a great deal of emphasis on positive thought”

  • Place (verb)

    have a specified degree of advantage or convenience as a result of one’s position or circumstances

    “the company is well placed to seize the opportunity”

  • Place (verb)

    find a home or employment for

    “the children were placed with foster-parents”

  • Place (verb)

    dispose of (something, especially shares) by selling to a customer

    “the shares were placed last November”

  • Place (verb)

    arrange for the recognition and implementation of (an order, bet, etc.)

    “they placed a contract for three boats”

  • Place (verb)

    order or obtain a connection for (a telephone call) through an operator

    “she placed a call to her husband to break the news”

  • Place (verb)

    identify or classify as being of a specified type or as holding a specified position in a sequence or hierarchy

    “a survey placed the company 13th for achievement”

  • Place (verb)

    be able to remember or identify (someone or something)

    “she eventually said she couldn’t place him”

  • Place (verb)

    achieve a specified position in a race

    “he was placed eleventh in the long individual race”

  • Place (verb)

    be among the first three or four in a race (or the first three in the US)

    “he won three times and placed three times”

    “the horse, Bahuddin, was not placed at Lingfield”

  • Place (verb)

    score (a goal) by a place kick.

Oxford Dictionary

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