Place

Definition: Place

Place

Noun

1. A point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic".

2. Any area set aside for a particular purpose; "who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House".

3. An abstract mental location; "he has a special place in my thoughts"; "a place in my heart"; "a political system with no place for the less prominent groups".

4. A general vicinity; "He comes from a place near Chicago".

5. The function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another: "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of".

6. A particular situation: "If you were in my place what would you do?".

7. Where you live; "deliver the package to my home"; "he doesn't have a home to go to"; "your place or mine?".

8. A job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury".

9. The particular portion of space occupied by a physical object: "he put the lamp back in its place".

10. : proper or designated social situation: "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station".

11. : a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane); "he booked their seats in advance"; "he sat in someone else's place".

12. : the passage that is being read; "he lost his place on the page".

13. : proper or appropriate position or location; "a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen".

14. : a public square with room for pedestrians; "they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place".

15. : an item on a list or in a sequence; "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position".

16. : a blank area; "write your name in the space provided".

Verb

1. Put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point".

2. Place somebody in a particular situation or location: "he was placed on probation".

3. Assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?".

4. Assign a location to; "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles".

5. To arrange for; "place a phone call", "place a bet".

6. Take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal; "Jerry came in third in the Marathon".

7. Intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself".

8. Recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; "She identified the man on the "wanted" poster".

9. Assign to (a job or a home).

10. : locate; "The film is set in Africa".

11. : estimate: "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.".

12. : identify the location or place of; "We localized the source of the infection".

13. : make an investment; "Put money into bonds".

14. : assign to a station.

15. : finish second or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to place".

16. : sing a note with the correct pitch.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "place" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Etymology: Place \Place\, noun. [French, from Latin platea a street, an area, a courtyard, from Greek platei^a a street, properly fem. of platy`s, flat, broad; akin to Sanskrit p[.r]thu, Lithuanian platus. Compare to Flawn, Piazza, Plate, Plaza.]. (references)

Computing

Census

Mining

Tips from 1870

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

place

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Place

Abode

Street, place, terrace, parade, esplanade, alameda, board walk, embankment, road, row, lane, alley, court, quadrangle, quad, wynd, close, yard, passage, rents, buildings, mews.

Square, polygon, circus, crescent, mall, piazza, arcade, colonnade, peristyle, cloister; gardens, grove, residences; block of buildings, market place, place, plaza.

Noun: abode, dwelling, lodging, domicile, residence, apartment, place, digs, pad, address, habitation, where one's lot is cast, local habitation, berth, diggings, seat,

House, mansion, place, villa, cottage, box, lodge, hermitage, rus in urbe, folly, rotunda, tower, chateau, castle, pavilion, hotel, court, manor-house, capital messuage, hall, palace; kiosk, bungalow; casa, country seat, apartment house, flat house, frame house, shingle house, tenement house; temple.

Arrangement

Verb: reduce to order, bring into order; introduce order into; rally. arrange, dispose, place, form; put in order, set in order, place in order; set out, collocate, pack, marshal, range, size, rank, group, parcel out, allot, distribute, deal; cast the parts, assign the parts; dispose of, assign places to; assort, sort; sift, riddle; put to rights, set to rights, put into shape, put in trim, put in array; apportion.

Business

Office, place, post, chargeship, incumbency, living; situation, berth, employ; service; (servitude); engagement; undertaking.

Office, place, post, chargeship, incumbency, living; situation, berth, employ; service; (servitude); engagement; undertaking.

Circumstance

Noun: circumstance, situation, phase, position, posture, place, point; terms; regime; footing, standing, status.

Order

Rank, place; (term).

Repute

Rank, standing, brevet rank, precedence, pas, station, place, status; position, position in society; order, degree, baccalaureate, locus standi, caste, condition.

Term

Noun: term, rank, station, stage, step; degree; scale, remove, grade, link, peg, round of the ladder, status, position, place, point, mark, pas, period, pitch; stand, standing; footing, range.

Crosswords: Place

French (location, Piazza, place, Plaza, position, post, public square, room, seat, space, spot, Square, stead), Pidgin English (place), Romanian (it is pleasing).

It's kind of like when you go on vacation: you plan everything out, but then one day you make a wrong turn, or take a detour, and you end up in some crazy place you can't even find on the map, doing something you never thought you'd do. Maybe you feel a little lost while it's happening, but later you realize it was the best part of the whole trip (Threesome; writing credit: Andrew Fleming.)

I could hardly find this place with a bloody map (Sleuth; writing credit: Anthony Shaffer)

I wonder if you understand that all of us-- Dolores, me, the children who survived, the children who didn't-- that we're all citizens of a different town now. A place with its own special rules and its own special laws (The Sweet Hereafter; writing credit: Atom Egoyan)

A place rich with all the strange beauty of your nighttime dreams (Seven Years in Tibet; writing credit: Becky Johnston)

Some place warm, a place where the beer flows like wine, where beautiful women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano (Dumb and Dumber; writing credit: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly, and Bennett Yellin.)

We'll make heaven a place on earth (Heaven Is A Place On Earth; performing artist: Belinda Carlisle)

Anytime,and any place I don't care who's around (Any Time, Any Place; performing artist: Janet Jackson)

Yo there ain't no place like home (Ain't No Place Like Home; performing artist: Prince)

Racin' the place, no time to waste (Get Ready For This; performing artist: 2 Unlimited)

Ain't a woman alive that can take my momma's place (Dear Mama; performing artist: 2Pac)

A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove you don't need it. (references; author: Bob Hope)

In the first place God made idiots. This was for practice. Then he made School Boards. (references; author: Mark Twain)

Second place is the first loser. (references; author: unknown)

Wal-Mart isn't the only saving place! (references; author: unknown)

You always find something in the last place you look. (references; author: unknown)

A pleasant place to place a plaice is a place where a plaice is pleased to be placed. (references; author: unknown)

Lonely Place (2003)

Place de la république (1974)

A Place Without Parents (1974)

Peyton Place Revisited (1973)

Grace's Place (1973)

Any Time, Any Place (performing artist: Janet Jackson)

I Know A Place (performing artist: Petula Clark)

I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (performing artist: Prince)

A PLACE IN THE SUN  (performing artist: Stevie Wonder )

Another Time, Another Place (performing artist: Wanna-Bees)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

References

• Childrens Place Retail Stores Inc: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• First Place Financial Corporation: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Holmes Place PLC: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Park Place Entertainment Corporation: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• St James's Place Capital plc: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  (more reference examples)

Books

• A Place Called Wiregrass (reference)

• A place called Baca (reference)

• Isaac Backus, Puritan and Baptist: His Place in History, His Thought and Their Implications for Modern Baptist Theology (reference)

• Saggy Baggy Elephant: No Place for Me (reference)

• A Spirit Loose in the World: The Extraordinary Journey of a Beloved Benedictine Abbot in Search of Man's Place in the World and His Relationship Wit (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Calendrier Des Spectacles Place Des Arts (reference)

• Carleton Place Canadian (reference)

• Geospatial Solutions : Applying The Power Of Place (reference)

• Health & Place (reference)

• People And Place (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• No Place to Hide (reference)

• Streets of San Francisco, The - V. 5 : episodes: Harem/No Place to Hide (reference)

• Hiding Place (reference)

• The Hiding Place (reference)

• Win Place Show:History Horse Racing (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Rising Place [SOUNDTRACK] (reference)

• Time & Place (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Mouse PS2 Gray with 2ft In Place Of Ball- No Remov Parts Maint (reference)

• Mouse PS2 with 2ft In Place Of Ball 2 & 3btn Sets Maint. Free (reference)

• Trudy's Time and Place House Ages 3-6 (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Consumer Goods

• Pfaltzgraff Heritage 5-Piece Place Setting, Service for 1 (reference)

• Pfaltzgraff April 5-Piece Place Setting, Service for 1 (reference)

• Lenox Butler's Pantry "At Your Service" Place Card Holders (reference)

• Bamboo Place Mats (Set of 4) (reference)

• Johnson Brothers Old Britain Castles Pink Dinnerware 5-Piece Place Setting (reference)

  (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Pictured is an experimental miniature pig. The experimental animal is being held in place by rubber-tube covered arms in a laboratory setting. Some cans are visible on shelves behind the animal. The miniature pig has an unusually thick placenta that prevents sow's immune system from influencing that of offspring. Raised in a sterile environment, such piglets are vital in providing clues as to how the immune system develops. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).

An adult black man is pictured here alone. He was diagnosed as having osteogenic sarcoma in his upper left arm. Surgeons performed a new procedure implanting a metal rod in place of the cancerous bone. Since muscle and tendon were saved, he is able to use his left arm. Surgeons could attempt this daring new technique since the cancer had not spread. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).

Table showing AIDS Cases by Region and Size of Place of Residence Reported in 1996, United States. Credit: CDC.

Though a rare circumstance, Mycobacterium tuberculosis mother-to-child transmission can take place through the blood from different regions of the mother's body, or originating from lesions within the placenta as is the case here. Credit: CDC.

The Maryland Science Center's new Outer Space Place offers visitors a chance to explore the ... Credit: NASA.

Surface photographs from the Soviet Venera 9 and 10 spacecraft. The Soviet Venera 9 and 10 spacecraft were launched on 8 and 14 June 1975, respectively,to do the unprecedented: place a lander on the surface of Venus and return images.The two spacecraft successfully landed a descent craft on 16 and 23 October 1975.These images were obtained on 22 and 25 October 1975. Venera 9 landed on a slopeinclined by about 30 degrees to the horizontal whereas Venera 10 was only inclinedabout 8 degrees. The two spacecraft were separated by about 2100 km. Most of the rocks in the images are between about 0.3 and 1 meter. Credit: NASA.

Spanning the southern tip of the Florida Peninsula and most of Florida Bay, Everglades National Park is the only subtropical preserve in North America. It is the only place in the world where alligators and crocodiles exist side by side. Credit: NASA.

Not a good place for claustrophobia Along the trail in Salmon River Canyon Reconnaissance party of Oscar Risvold. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Constructing a floating buoy signal Buoy in place For use by East Coast wiredrag party. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

A female diamondback terrapin, probably looking for a good place to deposit her eggs. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Common pleas shall not follow our court, but shall be held in some fixed place. (reference)

Barclay therefore, in another place, more coherently to himself, denies it to be lawful to resist a king in any case. (Second Treatise of Government)

Clause 4: Neither House, during the Session of Congress, shall, without the Consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other Place than that in which the two Houses shall be sitting. (reference)

Amendment IV. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. (reference)

Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. (reference)

The manufacturing system took its place. (reference)

The place of meeting will be Washington. (reference)

We welcome Russia to her rightful place among the leading nations of the world. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of "separate but equal" has no place. (reference)

Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans--born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient heritage--and unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this nation has always been committed, and to which we are committed today at home and around the world. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

It soon appeared that London was not the place for her.

Here the speaker sat down in his place, And directed the Judge to refer to his notes And briefly to sum up the case

I was bred in this place.

Hester Prynne, meanwhile, kept her place upon the pedestal of shame, with glazed eyes, and an air of weary indifference

The (r)in pace took the place of the leather sack

This place is giving me the Fear

He thought that he was sick in his heart if you could be sick in that place.

Place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark

[Gives the warrant] When you have done, repair to Crosby Place.

After a while the tenant who could not leave the place came out and squatted in the shade beside the tractor

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

They are in an unfamiliar place. (references)

BMT usually takes place in the hospital. (references)

Plague has a remarkable place in history. (references)

Business

Italy is in second place with 12 percent. (references)

Foreign companies could place ads in this publication. (references)

By 2000, the sedan is predicted to take over first place. (references)

Children

Switzerland

Experts have proposed making such acts punishable in Switzerland regardless of where the crime took place, but there was no legislative action on the problem during the year. (references)

Lithuania

Legal provisions for access to buildings for the disabled are in place but are not enforced widely; the vast majority of public buildings remain inaccessible. (references)

Morocco

While any child, regardless of parentage, may be registered within a month of birth, a court order is required if registration does not take place in that time. (references)

Civil Liberties

Czech Republic

On May 22, eight persons were charged in connection with a skinhead concert that took place in April. (references)

Cuba

In order for a religious visit to take place, the prisoner must submit a written request, and the prison director must approve it. Elias Biscet was visited by a Catholic priest twice during the year. (references)

Cuba

The Christmas procession took place in December. (references)

Discrimination

Kazakhstan

No one may be subjected to any discrimination for reasons of origin, social position, occupation, property status, sex, race, nationality, language, attitude to religion, convictions, place of residence, or any other circumstances;" however, the Government does not enforce this provision effectively on a consistent basis. (references)

Zambia

Constitutional amendments barring native-born citizens of partial or full foreign ancestry from the presidency appear to violate the prohibition on discrimination based on place of origin. (references)

Oman

The 1996 Basic Charter prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, ethnic origin, race, religion, language, sect, place of residence, and social class; however, decrees to implement its provisions have not been promulgated. (references)

Economic History

Netherlands

The firm's name should either be in Dutch, or if in another language, include some additional name such as Nederland, Holland, or the place of establishment of the company. (references)

Norway

A welfare system, which re-distributes income via taxes, remains firmly in place, and the GON puts a premium on containing unemployment and maintaining economic opportunities in outlying areas. (references)

Sweden

Finally, Sweden is a great place for Americans to do business. (references)

Human Rights

Paraguay

Judges have the discretion to permit "substitute measures," such as house arrest, in place of bail for most crimes. (references)

Pakistan

Qisas is not known to have been invoked; however, Diyat occasionally is applied, particularly in the NWFP, in place of judicial punishment of the wrongdoer. (references)

Pakistan

No one claimed responsibility for any of these acts; such bombings have taken place for many years. (references)

Indigenous People

Brazil

The Minister of Defense denied the allegations, stating that any sexual relations that took place were consensual in nature, and usually involved soldiers of indigenous origin. (references)

Sweden

The country counts at least 17,000 Sami (formerly known as Lapps) in its population (Sami organizations place that number somewhat higher at 25,000 to 30,000). In 1993 the Government allowed the formation of a Sametinget (Sami Parliament) as an advisory body to the Government. (references)

Argentina

To clarify the discrepancy, the national census scheduled to take place in 2000 was to have collected information about indigenous identity for the first time; however, funding shortfalls required the Federal Government to postpone the census until mid-November, with results expected in 2002. Existing census data show that poverty rates are higher than average in areas with large indigenous populations. (references)

Minorities

Netherlands

Most complaints concerned the labor market, including denial of promotion, discrimination in the work place, unequal pay, and dismissal. (references)

Korea

Except in cases of naturalization, citizenship is based on parentage, not place of birth, and persons must show their family genealogy as proof of citizenship. (references)

Macau

Although Portuguese officials no longer dominate the civil service, the governmental and legal systems place a premium on knowledge of the Portuguese language, which is spoken by less than 4 percent of the population. (references)

Political Economy

HUNGARY

The crawling peg, in place since 1995, coupled with liberalization and prudent fiscal and monetary policy helped slow average annual inflation from 28.3 percent in 1995 to 9.8 percent in 2000. The strengthening of forint in 2001 is expected to further reduce inflation in 2001 and 2002. (references)

INDONESIA

Even with new laws in place, however, inadequate enforcement and a corrupt judicial system pose daunting problems for U.S. companies seeking enforcement of their rights in Indonesia. (references)

SPAIN

It includes provisions that allow for unannounced searches in civil lawsuits and searches to take place under these provisions. (references)

Political Rights

Tajikistan

On May 27, Parliamentary by-elections took place in three districts: The city of Dushanbe and the regions of Khatalon and Sughd. (references)

Moldova

Debate takes place in either the Moldovan/Romanian or Russian language, with translation provided. (references)

Yemen

An extensive cabinet change in April expanded the Cabinet from 24 to 35 ministers, restructured existing ministries, and created several new ministries to place greater emphasis on important national issues, such as population, the environment, and human rights. (references)

Trade

Cote D'ivoire

Monetary cooperation already takes place under French Franc zone arrangements, with a common central bank, the BCEAO (Central Bank of West African States), located in Dakar. (references)

India

The following significant changes have taken place in the banking sector in recent years: the entry of new private banks (25 new private sector banks between 1994 and 2000) and foreign banks (21 between 1994 and 1999); the easing of restrictions on foreign banks; the phasing-out of consortium project lending led by development finance institutions; the granting of permission for bank syndicates; the phasing-out of restrictions on the freedom of clients to switch banking relationships; and the elimination of RBI approval for lending to large companies. (references)

Botswana

Changes taking place under the WTO and the various rounds of international trade negotiations will have a major impact in the areas of trade in agricultural products and textiles, which have hitherto been subject to various protection agreements. (references)

Travel

Vietnam

Effort should be spent on introducing yourself, your company and objectives in the Vietnamese market place. (references)

Saudi Arabia

Family members of those working are not required by law to surrender their passports, though they often do. Residents carry a Saudi residence permit (Iqama) for identification in place of their passports. (references)

Azerbaijan

As of September 2001, there is no U.S. State Department travel advisory in place for Azerbaijan, however worldwide announcements for US citizens to exercise caution overseas are just as applicable in Azerbaijan as in other countries. (references)

Women

Morocco

In her article, published after the Green March holiday, she noted that she was 1 of 35,000 females who actually took place in the Green March in 1975, when 10 percent of the 350,000 positions were reserved for women under a quota system in place for the event. (references)

United Arab Emirates

In the event that a court sentences a woman to prison for such an offense, local authorities, at the request of the prisoner, may hold the newborn children in a special area within the confines of the prison or place them with a relative. (references)

Saint Lucia

The Domestic Violence Act allows a judge to issue a protection order prohibiting an abuser from entering or remaining in the place where the victim is. It also allows the judge to order that an abuser's name be removed from housing leases or rental agreements, with the effect that the abuser would no longer have the right to live in the same residence as the victim. (references)

Worker Rights

Dominican Republic

Collective bargaining is legal and may take place in firms in which a union has gained the support of an absolute majority of the workers. (references)

Ethiopia

The law explicitly gives workers the right to strike to protect their interests, but it also sets forth restrictive procedures that apply before a legal strike may take place. (references)

Estonia

No strikes took place during the year. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

An eminence or high place

The place of weeping

The place of a skull

Open place

A place surrounded or walled

A dwelling place

Place of sin

Circumcision of a narrow place

Place for a watchman

Expressions using "place": abiding place ♦ about the place ♦ abrupt place ♦ adverb of place ♦ all over the place ♦ any place ♦ arrive at a place ♦ at a lower place ♦ at his place ♦ at that place ♦ at your place ♦ baiting place ♦ ballot for a place ♦ bare place ♦ be between a rock and a hard place ♦ be carried from one place to another ♦ be in a tight place ♦ be in place ♦ be in the second place ♦ be out of place ♦ be settled in a place ♦ birth place ♦ body of the place ♦ Breathing place ♦ breeding place ♦ burial place ♦ Burying place ♦ Carle Place ♦ Carrying place ♦ census designated place ♦ change one's place ♦ change place ♦ click into place ♦ closed place ♦ college Place ♦ coming from the same place ♦ common place ♦ commun place ♦ critical place first