placement

noun

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. Football.
   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.

noun

1. the act of placing or the state of being placed
2. arrangement or position
3. the process or business of finding employment

n.1835, from place (v.) + -ment.