position
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A place or location.
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- 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.
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A post of employment; a job.
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A status or rank.
Chief of Staff is the second-highest position in the army.
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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.
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A posture.
Stand in this position, with your arms at your side.
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figuratoA situation suitable to perform some action.
The school is not in a position to provide day-care after 4:00 pm.
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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!
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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).
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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.
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A method of solving a problem by one or two suppositions; also called the rule of trial and error.
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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:
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The order in which players are seated around the table.
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A pin; a connector.
Etimologia
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.
verbo
- 1
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.
Forme
- plurale
- positions
- passato
- positioned
- participio passato
- positioned
- participio presente
- positioning
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- positions