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Position

noun
/pəˈzɪʃ(ə)n/
Word Frequency: 162.8

Definitions

1.nounA place or location.
2.nounA post of employment; a job.
3.nounA status or rank.
"Chief of Staff is the second-highest position in the army."
4.nounAn opinion, stand or stance.
"My position on this issue is unchanged."
5.nounA posture.
"Stand in this position, with your arms at your side."
6.noun(team sports) A place on the playing field, together with a set of duties, assigned to a player.
"Stop running all over the field and play your position!"
7.nounAn amount of securities, commodities, or other financial instruments held by a person, firm or institution.
8.nounA commitment, or a group of commitments, such as options or futures, to buy or sell a given amount of financial instruments, such as securities, currencies or commodities, for a given price.
9.nounA method of solving a problem by one or two suppositions; also called the rule of trial and error.
10.nounThe full state of a chess game at any given turn.
11.verbTo put into place.

Synonyms

steadstellplacementlieulocationputstatussituationperspectiveviewpostureattitude

Rhymes With

dispositioncognitionambitioneruditionadmonitionvolitioncompositionrecognition
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