position

About 162.85 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A place or location.
2. noun A post of employment; a job.
3. noun A status or rank.

   Chief of Staff is the second-highest position in the army.

4. noun An opinion, stand, or stance.

   My position on this issue is unchanged.

5. noun A posture.

   Stand in this position, with your arms at your side.

6. noun A situation suitable to perform some action.

   The school is not a inposition to provide day-care after 4:00 pm.

7. noun 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!

8. noun An amount of securities, commodities, or other financial instruments held by a person, firm, or institution.

   long position

Similar words

placement lieu location put status situation perspective view posture attitude

Often followed by

of in to and as is on that was

Word family

positioned positioning positions