placeable
/ˈpleɪsəbəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A jobseeker who is considered by an employment agency to be suitable for placement, but not employment, with a client company.
noun
In computer-aided translation, an element, such as a symbol or numeral, that is the same in both source and target segments and can therefore be copied directly from one into the other.
noun
Something which is conventionally associated with a specific place; for example, blinds go on windows, carpets go on floors.
Example Sentences
- "I worked for an employment agency, doing placements. They divided the girls into placeables and unplaceables."
Etymology
Etymology tree English place Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English placeable From place + -able.
Inflected Forms
Phrases
locatum verb