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[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
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Origin
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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
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