[pəˈzɪʃn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- 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: I’ll never accept his position on censorship)

- 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


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin positio(n-), from ponere ‘to place’. The current sense of the verb dates from the early 19th century

[pəˈzɪʃn], (Verb)

Definitions:
- put or arrange (someone or something) in a particular place or way
(e.g: he pulled out a chair and positioned it between them)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin positio(n-), from ponere ‘to place’. The current sense of the verb dates from the early 19th century