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position
pəˈzɪʃ(ə)n Listen
Meanings
noun
  • a place where someone or something is located or has been put.
    E.g. the distress call had given the ship's position
  • a particular way in which someone or something is placed or arranged.
    E.g. he moved himself into a reclining position
  • a situation, especially as it affects one's power to act.
    E.g. the company's financial position is grim
  • a person's point of view or attitude towards something.
    E.g. the party's position on abortion
  • the extent to which an investor, dealer, or speculator has made a commitment in the market by buying or selling securities.
    E.g. traders were covering short positions
  • a proposition laid down or asserted; a tenet or assertion.
verb
  • put or arrange (someone or something) in a particular place or way.
    E.g. he pulled out a chair and positioned it between them

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