Etimology
From Middle English posicioun, from Old French posicion, from Latin positio (“a putting, position”), from ponere, past participle positus (“to put, place”); see ponent. Compare apposition, composition, deposition; see pose.
noun
position (plural positions)
A place or location.
A post of employment; a job.
A status or rank.
An opinion, stand, or stance.
A posture.
(figurative) A situation suitable to perform some action.
(team sports) A place on the playing field, together with a set of duties, assigned to a player.
(finance) An amount of securities, commodities, or other financial instruments held by a person, firm, or institution.
(finance) 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.
(arithmetic) A method of solving a problem by one or two suppositions; also called the rule of trial and error.
(chess) The full state of a chess game at any given turn.
(poker) The order in which players are seated around the table.
(electronics) A pin; a connector.
Examples
Synonym: stead
Chief of Staff is the second-highest position in the army.
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.
Stand in this position, with your arms at your side.
The school is not in a position to provide day-care after 4:00 pm.
Stop running all over the field and play your position!
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 .
Related words
hyponyms
anatomical position
body position
bubble position
closed position
code position
cowgirl position
developmental position
eccentric position
fetal position
fielding position
fifth position
first position
fourth position
Fowler's position
hinge position
human position
lithotomy position
long position
lotus position
missionary position
naked position
net position
neutral position
occlusal position
open position
overnight position
pole position
preferred position
prone position
protrusive position
qualifying position
recovery position
sacroanterior position
second position
sex position
short position
Sims' position
Sims position
spoons position
statutory position
third position
Trendelenburg position
Yoga position
related terms
ponent
pose
posish
posit
positional
positive
verb
position (third-person singular simple present positions, present participle positioning, simple past and past participle positioned)
To put into place.
Examples
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.
Related words
synonyms
stell (obsolete)