<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the act of placing.</li><li>the state of being placed.</li><li>the act of an employment office or employer in filling a position.</li><li>location; arrangement: the placement of furniture.</li><li>Football: the placing of the ball on the ground in attempting a place kick.</li><li>the position of the ball.</li><li>a place kick.</li><li>a score made by a place kick: Jones made 43 consecutive placements last season.</li><li>(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.</li></ul>