What does placement in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word placement in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use placement in French.

The word placement in French means placement, position, placement, investment, placing, posting, selling, employment agency, job agency, job centre, employment exchange, unit trust, mutual fund, undertaking for collective investment in transferable securities, safe investment, product placement, foster care placement, institutionalization, financial investment, financial placement, marketable security, investment security. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word placement

placement

nom masculin (attribution d'une place)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le placement des invités à table est toujours compliqué.
The placement of guests at the table is always complicated.

position

nom masculin (position)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un bon placement est fondamental en tennis de table.
A good stance is fundamental in table tennis.

placement

nom masculin (affectation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le juge a décidé de son placement en maison de correction.
His sentence from the judge was placement in a young offenders' institute.

investment

nom masculin (bourse : investissement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il a fait quelques mauvais placements ces temps derniers.
He has made some bad investments recently.

placing, posting

nom masculin (attribution d'un travail)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le placement de jeunes diplômés est difficile en ce moment.
Placing of young graduates is difficult at the moment.

selling

nom masculin (vieilli (vente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le placement d'articles au porte-à-porte est un métier ingrat.
Selling of items door-to-door is a thankless job.

employment agency, job agency

nom féminin (société plaçant des intérimaires)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il espère travailler un petit peu plus en s'inscrivant dans une agence de placement.

job centre, employment exchange

nom masculin (désuet (agence d'emplois)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

unit trust

nom masculin (placement boursier) (finance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

mutual fund

nom masculin pluriel (copropriétés de valeurs mobilières) (investment)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les fonds communs de placement offrent de larges possibilités d'investissement dans une grande variété d'actions.

undertaking for collective investment in transferable securities

nom masculin (intermédiaire financier) (finance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un organisme de placement collectif en valeurs mobilières est un portefeuille dont les fonds sont placés en valeurs mobilières.

safe investment

nom masculin (investissement peu risqué)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il ne possédait qu'un compte épargne, un placement de bon père de famille.

product placement

nom masculin (investissement boursier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

foster care placement

nom masculin (affectation d'enfant à une famille)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

institutionalization

nom masculin (affection en maison spécialisée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

financial investment, financial placement

nom masculin (type d'épargne)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

marketable security, investment security

nom féminin (comptabilité : titre financier) (finance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une valeur mobilière de placement est un titre financier investi par une entreprise.

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