placement English · revision 10376

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=1795|origins=en place}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈpleɪs.mənt/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from the verb [[place]] with the suffix [[-ment]],^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(SOED 2002) compare French placement.^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The action of placing, or the fact of being placed: 1795 in Merriam-Webster, 1835 in Etymonline, 1844 in the OED.^(MWU 2024)^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Finding suitable work or accommodation for applicants, and the assignment of students to classes, are later senses;^(AHD)^(Collins 2023) compounds such as ''placement agency'' and ''placement test'' are recorded from 1959.^(OED 1989) In American football a placement is the setting of the ball for a place kick, or the kick itself.^(AHD)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1795 – first known use.^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1835 – the act of placing.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1959 – placement agency.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The act of placing or arranging, or the state of being placed; position.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # The finding of a job or home for someone; a temporary work position.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # The assignment of students to suitable classes or programmes.^(AHD)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[outplacement]]

+ * [[preplacement]]

+ * [[product placement]]

+ * [[placement test]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[place]]

+ * [[emplacement]]

+ * [[replacement]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}