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position

noun
/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/US/pəˈzəʃ.ən/

Etymology

From Middle English posicioun, from Old French posicion, from Latin positiō (“a putting, position”), from positus (“placed, situated”), past participle of pōnō (“to place”); see ponent. Compare apposition, composition, deposition; see pose.

  1. derived from positiō
  2. derived from posicion
  3. inherited from posicioun

Definitions

  1. A place or location.

    • Train positions and speeds were established by a track magnet at each milepost, which produced a suitable mark on the punched recording tape whenever a train passed.

  2. A post of employment

    A post of employment; a job.

  3. A status or rank.

    • Chief of Staff is the second-highest position in the army.
  4. ›+ 11 more definitions

    1. An opinion, stand, or stance.

      • My position on this issue is unchanged.
      • The cause therfore of divorce expres’t in the position cannot but agree with that describ’d in the best and equalest sense of Moses Law.

    2. A posture.

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

    3. A situation suitable to perform some action.

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

    4. 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!

    5. An amount of securities, commodities, or other financial instruments held by a person,…

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

      • long position
      • naked position
      • For example, at 50:1 leverage, if you're holding a $100,000 position in USD/CHF, you'll need to have at least $2,000 of available margin to hold the position ([$100,000 ÷ 100] × 0.50 = $500).

    6. A commitment, or a group of commitments, such as options or futures, to buy or sell a…

      A commitment, or a group of commitments, such as options or futures, to buy or sell a given amount of financial instruments, such as securities, currencies or commodities, for a given price.

    7. A method of solving a problem by one or two suppositions

      A method of solving a problem by one or two suppositions; also called the rule of trial and error.

    8. The full state of a chess game at any given turn.

      • The following problem-like position occurred in an over-the-board game at a base in Korea:

    9. The order in which players are seated around the table.

    10. A pin

      A pin; a connector.

    11. To put into place.

      • While other small nations with large banking sectors, such as Iceland and Ireland, have been undone by their reckless lending practices, the debt-free Channel Islands have always positioned themselves as dependable repositories of riches.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA