position meaning
- The particular portion of space occupied by something
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- Cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
- Put into a certain place or abstract location
- put, set, place, pose, lay
Derived forms: positions, positioning, positioned
See also: anterior, dominant, erect, exterior, external, inner, interior, internal, left, low-class, lower-class, low-level, middle-class, outer, posit, positionable, positional, positioner, posterior, right, subordinate, unerect, upper-class, upright, vertical
Type of: activity, assumption, attitude, bodily property, business, condition, displace, function, item, job, line, line of work, mental attitude, move, occupation, office, opinion, orientation, part, point, relation, role, state, status, view
Encyclopedia: Position
[Business]
noun, verb
■ noun
BEAR POSITION, BULL POSITION, CASH POSITION, FIXED POSITION, ISLAND POSITION, LONG POSITION, OPEN POSITION, SHORT POSITION, SPECIAL POSITION
1 [C]
a job:
He held a senior position in a large company.
I should like to apply for the position of Sales Director. See note at JOB
❖ to advertise/fill/have/hold/take up a position
2 [C,U]
a person or an organization's level of importance or success when compared with others:
the company's dominant position in the world market
They used their strong bargaining position to get a better deal.
We will continue to focus on strengthening our competitive position.
❖ to establish/gain/hold/strengthen/use a position
◆ to be in a position of authority/power/strength
3 [C, usually sing.]
the situation that sb is in, especially when it affects what they can and cannot do:
The company's financial position is not certain.
I'm afraid I'm not in a position to help you.
The chairman's resignation has put the board in a difficult position.
❖ to achieve/reach/strengthen/weaken a position
4 (Finance ) [C]
the total amount of a particular share, bond, currency, etc. that a dealer or an investor owns, or has sold but needs to buy back in the future:
They plan to keep the fund's 275 000 share position steady for now.
The fund has accumulated a large position in the company's bonds.
■ verb [+ obj]
1
to put sth/sb in a particular position:
The company is uniquely positioned to compete in foreign markets.
2 (Marketing )
to advertise a product, service or company in a particular way in a particular part of the market so that it appears different from other products, services or companies:
The magazine has been positioned as an educational product.
[Economics]
The extent to which an investor, dealer, or speculator has made a commitment in the market by buying or selling securities, currencies, commodities, or any financial obligation.
See:
[Electronics]
1. The location of a point or object with respect to one or more (usually fixed) references.
2. The setting of an adjustable device, such as a potentiometer, rotary switch, or variable capacitor.
[Finance]
A market commitment; the number of contracts bought or sold for which no offsetting transaction has been entered into. The buyer of a commodity is said to have a long position, and the seller of a commodity is said to have a short position. Related: Open contracts.
- air position: [Defence] (*) The ...
- anatomical position: [Medicine]n : the ...
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Examples
More: Next- the man felt that his position was bad enough.
- we 've spotted the enemy battery position.
- their position is likely to be eroded.
- she has put herself in a false position.
- put the gear lever in the neutral position.
