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place·ment /ˈpleɪsmənt/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]

1 SJOB/WORKthe act of finding a place for someone to live or work 安置；就业安排

The centre provides a job placement service.

该中心提供就业安排服务。

placement of

the placement of children in foster homes

将儿童安置到寄养家庭

They lived on campus, but this was just a temporary placement.

他们住校，不过这只是临时安排。

2 British EnglishBrESE a job, usually as part of a course of study, which gives you experience of a particular type of work 实习工作

on placement

Students are sent out on placement for training.

学生们被派出去实习。

a forty-five day placement in a factory

为期45天的工厂实习

3 PLACEwhen something is placed somewhere or when you decide where something should go 放置，布置，摆放

placement of

the placement of fire hydrants along the city’s streets

沿城市街道设置消防栓

Examples from the Corpus

placement• Volume three of the DoH guidance, on family placements, set outs how local authorities should plan and review.• And so John was sent to his first placement, Boys' Ranch.• The Salomon compensation game, like the job placement game for trainees, has a political wild card in it.• job placement services• Many courses require that some kind of placement project is undertaken by the student.• City records show that jailers made three attempts to find other placements, and then the matter apparently was forgotten.• Bankers dislike the idea of dribbling out the shares throughout the year or holding lots of small placements.• Next year, they plan to expand the placement of their ads to more bars and restaurants in the Baltimore community.• We particularly need to improve the placement of our publicity material in tourist centres, including the development of hotel packs.• The placement of the buttons and knobs in the car is well thought out.

job placement• For some students also specialising in Business Studies, there is the possibility of a job placement in commerce or industry.• The Salomon compensation game, like the job placement game for trainees, has a political wild card in it.• He presided over the job placement blackboard beside the trading floor.• At least nine states now tie their funding for vocational education to job placement rates.• They set up job placement programs and mentoring initiatives for young men and women.

From Longman Business Dictionary

placementplace·ment /ˈpleɪsmənt/ noun

1[countableC, uncountableU]FINANCE the sale by a financial institution of shares, bonds etc for a company, or a particular quantity of shares etc sold in this waySYN OFFERING

2[countableC] British EnglishBrEHUMAN RESOURCES a job, usually as part of a course of study, which gives you experience of a particular type of work

work placement schemes

The placement involves a programme of meetings and activities.

→ job placement

3[uncountableU] the act of finding a place for someone to live or work

There are currently 500 young people on the scheme awaiting placement with an employer.

→ see also product placement

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