noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Etymology tree English place Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English placement From place + -ment.
Across languages
Translations
54 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
وَضْع
(waḍʕ)
— the act of placing or putting in place
Bulgarian:
слагане
(slagane)
— the act of placing or putting in place
Bulgarian:
поставяне
(postavjane)
— the act of placing or putting in place
Chinese Mandarin:
放置
(fàngzhì)
— the act of placing or putting in place
Chinese Mandarin:
安置
(ānzhì)
— the act of placing or putting in place
Czech:
pokládka
— the act of placing or putting in place
Finnish:
sijoittaminen
— the act of placing or putting in place
Finnish:
sijoitus
— the act of placing or putting in place
French:
placement
— the act of placing or putting in place
German:
Platzierung
— the act of placing or putting in place
Ancient Greek:
θέσις
(thésis)
— the act of placing or putting in place
Hebrew:
מיקום
(mikúm)
— the act of placing or putting in place
Hungarian:
helyezés
— the act of placing or putting in place
Hungarian:
elhelyezés
— the act of placing or putting in place
Hungarian:
besorolás
— the act of placing or putting in place
Hungarian:
szintfelmérés
— the act of placing or putting in place
Italian:
piazzamento
— the act of placing or putting in place
Italian:
collocazione
— the act of placing or putting in place
Italian:
collocamento
— the act of placing or putting in place
Māori:
whakatakotoranga
— the act of placing or putting in place
Māori:
whakanohonga
— the act of placing or putting in place
Māori:
whakanohoanga
— the act of placing or putting in place
Portuguese:
colocação
— the act of placing or putting in place
Portuguese:
posicionamento
— the act of placing or putting in place
Russian:
размеще́ние
(razmeščénije)
— the act of placing or putting in place
Slovak:
umiestnenie
— the act of placing or putting in place
Spanish:
colocación
— the act of placing or putting in place
Spanish:
emplazamiento
— the act of placing or putting in place
Turkish:
yerleştirme
— the act of placing or putting in place
Bulgarian:
местоположение
(mestopoloženie)
— a location or position
Finnish:
sijoitus
— a location or position
Finnish:
sijainti
— a location or position
German:
Platzierung
— a location or position
German:
Stelle
— a location or position
Ancient Greek:
θέσις
(thésis)
— a location or position
Hebrew:
מיקום
(mikúm)
— a location or position
Hungarian:
elhelyezkedés
— a location or position
Italian:
posizionamento
— a location or position
Italian:
collocazione
— a location or position
Italian:
collocamento
— a location or position
Latvian:
novietojums
— a location or position
Māori:
whakatakotoranga
— a location or position
Portuguese:
posicionamento
— a location or position
Russian:
расположе́ние
(raspoložénije)
— a location or position
Spanish:
colocación
— a location or position
Spanish:
emplazamiento
— a location or position
Bulgarian:
назначение
(naznačenie)
— the act of matching a person with a job
Finnish:
työhönsijoitus
— the act of matching a person with a job
German:
Stellenvermittlung
— the act of matching a person with a job
Hungarian:
állásközvetítés
— the act of matching a person with a job
Malayalam:
നിയമനം
(niyamanaṁ)
— the act of matching a person with a job
Russian:
трудоустро́йство
(trudoustrójstvo)
— the act of matching a person with a job
Turkish:
iş bulma
— the act of matching a person with a job
Turkish:
işe yerleştirme
— the act of matching a person with a job