position /pəˈzɪʃ.ən/noun 13verb 1forms 3phrases 2 noun13 •the exact place where someone or something isTrain 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. — 1960 •An opinion, stand, or stance.My position on this issue is unchanged. •A post of employment; a job. •(figurative) A situation suitable to perform some action.The school is not a inposition to provide day-care after 4:00 pm. •A posture.Stand in this position, with your arms at your side. •A status or rank.Chief of Staff is the second-highest position in the army. •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! •The order in which players are seated around the table. •An amount of securities, commodities, or other financial instruments held by a person, firm, or institution.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). — 2011 •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. •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: — 1953 •A pin; a connector. •A method of solving a problem by one or two suppositions; also called the rule of trial and error. verb1 •To put into place. formspositioned · positioning · positions Phrases with position assume the positionOften used other than figuratively or idiomatically: to assume a given position. cowgirl positionA sex position in which the man lies on his back, and the woman sits on top of him facing him.
