place
verb [ T ]
uk/pleɪs/ usto do the things necessary to make something happen:
place an advertisement/order Orders can be placed by phone or via the website.
The President placed calls to several world leaders to discuss the crisis.
STOCK MARKET, FINANCE
to find buyers for shares when they are made available for sale:
place sth with sth Brokers BZW place shares in the company with various institutional investors.
HR
to find a job for someone to do for a short period so that they can get some work experience:
The college placed him with a software firm for a month.
place
noun [ C ]
uk/pleɪs/ usan area, building, room, etc. that is used for a particular purpose:
Trade fairs and exhibitions remain a common meeting place for retail buyers and suppliers.
He qualified for redundancy on the basis that the new hours and place of work would be a change to his terms and conditions.
in place
done and ready to be used:
The details of the deal aren't in place yet.
in sb's place
instead of someone else:
When her manager fell ill, she was asked to attend the sales conference in his place.
be going places
to behave or work in a way that shows you will soon become successful:
Although it was a young company, it was obvious that it was going places.
take place
to happen:
The handover to the new owners will take place in July.
The historic meeting took place in New York.