placement: Meaning and Definition of

place•ment

1. the act of placing.
2. the state of being placed.
3. the act of an employment office or employer in filling a position.
4. location; arrangement: the placement of furniture.
5. Jones made 43 consecutive placements last season.
1. the placing of the ball on the ground in attempting a place kick.
2. the position of the ball.
3. a place kick.
4. a score made by a place kick:Jones made 43 consecutive placements last season.
6. (in tennis, badminton, handball, etc.) a winning shot in which the ball or shuttlecock is so hit that one's opponent is unable to return it.