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to market new securities. The term applies to both public and private sales but is more often used with reference to direct sales to institutional investors, as in private placement. The terms float and distribute are preferred in the case of a Public Offering.

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noun

1. A particular portion of space chosen for something: location, locus, point, spot. See place.
2. A building or shelter where one lives: abode, domicile, dwelling, habitation, home, house, lodging (often used in plural), residence. Chiefly British dig (used in plural). See protection/exposure.
3. A particular geographic area: locale, locality, location. See place.
4. The function or position customarily occupied by another: stead. Archaic lieu. See place, substitute.
5. The proper or designated location: niche. See place.
6. A post of employment: appointment, berth, billet, job, office, position, situation, slot, spot. Slang gig. See place.
7. Positioning of one individual vis-à-vis others: footing, position, rank¹, situation, standing, station, status. See place.

verb

1. To deposit in a specified place: lay¹, put, set¹, stick. See place, rise/fall.
2. To put in or assign to a certain position or location: emplace, install, locate, position, set¹, site, situate, spot. See place.
3. To assign to a class or classes: categorize, class, classify, distribute, grade, group, pigeonhole, range, rank¹, rate¹. See group, value/worthlessness/evaluation.
4. To calculate approximately: approximate, estimate, put, reckon, set¹. See precise/imprecise.
5. To establish the identification of: identify, pinpoint, recognize. Slang finger. Idioms: put one's finger on. See knowledge/ignorance.
6. To ascribe (a misdeed or an error, for example) to: affix, assign, blame, fasten, fix, impute, pin on. See give/take/reciprocity.
7. To complete a race or competition in a specified position: come in, finish, run. See be.

Idioms beginning with place:
place in the sun

In addition to the idiom beginning with place, also see all over the place; between a rock and a hard place; fall in place; friend in court (high places); go places; have one's heart in the right place; in place; in someone's shoes (place); instead (in place) of; in the first place; jumping-off place; know one's place; out of place; pride of place; put someone in his or her place; run in place; take place; take someone's place.

n

Definition: job, employment
Antonyms: unemployment

v

Definition: identify, recognize
Antonyms: forget, overlook

v

Definition: locate, situate
Antonyms: dislodge, displace, empty, lose, misplace, remove

v

Definition: order, sort
Antonyms: disarrange, discompose, disorder

A particular point on the earth's surface; an identifiable centre produced from human social interactions and thereafter endowed with meaning. ‘In the course of generating new meanings…people construct spaces, places, landscapes, regions and environments. In short, they construct geographies’ (P. Anderson and M. Gale 1992). Building on Lefebvre's concepts of space, Merrifield reflects that ‘place is synonymous with what is lived in the sense that daily life practices are embedded in particular places’ (Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers 18). For an illuminating account of the way a settlement develops from ‘conflicts between different senses of place’, see Hubbard and Lilley's work on Stratford-upon-Avon, UK (Geography 85).

D. Massey (Geography 87)emphasizes the importance of place as ‘one of the arenas where people…learn to negotiate with others…to form this thing called society’. From this, she draws the concept of the responsibility of place—that active citizens are responsible for creating places for the development of society. See also space.

IN BRIEF: An available seat or accommodation.

Since our drive was so long, we had to find a place to stay for the night.

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Quotes:

"One does not love a place the less for having suffered in it, unless it has been all suffering, nothing but suffering." - Jane Austen

"The local is a shabby thing. There's nothing worse than bringing us back down to our own little corner, our own territory, the radiant promiscuity of the face to face. A culture which has taken the risk of the universal, must perish by the universal." - Jean Baudrillard

"A good place to visit, but a poor place to stay." - Josh Billings

"A place belongs forever to whoever claims it hardest, remembers it most obsessively, wrenches it from itself, shapes it, renders it, loves it so radically that he remakes it in his own image." - Joan Didion

"God gives all men all earth to love, but since man's heart is small, ordains for each one spot shall prove belov?d over all." - Rudyard Kipling

"The accent of one's birthplace remains in the mind and in the heart as in one's speech." - Francois De La Rochefoucauld

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A lavatory. (1901 —) .
J. Joyce They did right to put him up over a urinal...Ought to be places for women (1922).

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For a list of words related to place, see:

• Living Places - place: home, dwelling
• Roadways and Driving - place: small, usu. residential, roadway
• Urban Structures and Phenomena - place: French. public square, plaza
• Horse and Dog Racing
• Reasoning and Examination - place: estimate the nature of; determine proper order or position of

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Common misspelling(s) of place

• palce

Dansk (Danish)
n. - sted, plads
v. tr. - anbringe, placere
v. intr. - blive placeret , vinde andenplads i hesteløb

idioms:

• all over the place    ud over det hele
• be out of place    virke afstikkende
• go places    komme meget omkring
• in high places    på høje steder
• in place of    i stedet for
• in the first place    for det første
• in the second place    for det andet
• keep someone in their place    holde nogen på deres plads
• place a bet    indgå et væddemål
• place above    sætte over
• place before    sætte før
• place card    bordkort
• place in the sun    plads i solen
• place mat    dækkeserviet
• place name    stednavn
• place on the bier    lægge på lit de parade
• place over    placere over
• place setting    kuvertbestik
• put oneself in another's place    sætte sig i en andens sted
• take place    forekomme

Nederlands (Dutch)
plaats, woning, plein, buitenhuis, oord, plek, functie (baan), status, zitplaats, (mv) cijfers achter de komma, 2e/3e/ 4e plaats in paardenrace, plaatsen, thuisbrengen, situeren, benoemen (in functie), (iemand) rekenen tot, investeren, aan klant slijten, (vertrouwen etc.) hebben

Français (French)
n. - endroit, lieu, place, position, maison, appartement, couvert, siège, (GB, Univ) place (dans un cours), place (compétition, course), (en premier) lieu, pour commencer, en place, à sa place, à la place de (qn, qch) dans, rôle, à ma/sa place, moment, page, fil (d'un discours), (US) quelque part, nulle part
v. tr. - placer, disposer, (fig) mettre (l'accent sur), placer (la confiance en), (GB) classer (examen), classer (dans une compétition), juger, situer (qn), reconnaître (un accent), placer (un enfant), (Admin) placer (un stagiaire)
v. intr. - (Sport) arriver parmi les trois premiers, terminer second (course)

idioms:

• all over the place    partout, (fig) complètement décousu (un discours), complètement décoiffé
• go places    se déplacer
• high places    en haut lieu
• in place    en place, à la place
• in place of    à la place de, au lieu de
• in the first place    tout d'abord, en premier lieu
• in the second place    en second lieu, deuxièmement
• keep someone in their place    maintenir qn à sa place
• out of place    déplacé, inapproprié
• place a bet    placer un pari
• place above    placer au-dessus
• place before    placer avant
• place card    carton de table
• place in the sun    place au soleil
• place mat    set de table
• place name    nom de lieu
• place on the bier    mettre en bière
• place over    placer sur
• place setting    couvert
• put oneself in another's place    se mettre à la place d'un autre
• take place    avoir lieu
• take the place of    prendre la place de

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ort, Platz, Stelle, Sitzplatz
v. - legen, einordnen, einstufen, unterbringen

idioms:

• all over the place    überall
• go places    erfolgreich sein
• high places    in der Regierungsspitze
• in place    an Stelle od. anstelle (Gen.)
• in place of    anstelle
• in the first place    an erster Stelle
• in the second place    zweitens
• keep someone in their place    jdn. immer wieder in ihre Schranken weisen, (ugs) jdn. immer wieder einen Dämpfer aufsetzen
• out of place    nicht am rechten Platz
• place a bet    eine Wette abschließen
• place above    über etwas stellen
• place before    über etwas stellen
• place card    Tischkarte
• place in the sun    Platz an der Sonne
• place mat    Set
• place name    Ortsname
• place on the bier    aufbahren
• place over    über etwas stellen
• place setting    Gedeck
• put oneself in another's place    sich in jmds. Lage versetzen
• take place    stattfinden
• take the place of    jmds. Platz od. den Platz von jmdm./den Platz von etw. einnehmen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τόπος, μέρος, τοποθεσία, θέση, σπίτι, κατοικία, σημείο, συγκεκριμένη περιοχή, θέση, υπηρεσία, βαθμός, πλατεία, δρομίσκος
v. - τοποθετώ, βάζω, θέτω, βάζω σε δουλειά, (για χρήματα κ.λπ.) επενδύω, τοποθετώ, έρχομαι πλασέ (σε αγώνα)

idioms:

• all over the place    παντού, σκόρπιος
• be out of place    ανάρμοστος, άτοπος, εκτός τόπου
• go places    προκόβω, πάω μπροστά
• in high places    σε υψηλά αξιώματα
• in place of    στη θέση του, αντί του
• in the first place    εν πρώτοις, κατά πρώτο λόγο
• in the second place    κατά δεύτερο λόγο
• keep someone in their place    κρατώ κάποιον χαμηλά, κόβω τα φτερά κάποιου
• place a bet    βάζω στοίχημα, στοιχηματίζω
• place above    τοποθετώ πάνω από, δίνω προτεραιότητα σε
• place before    τοποθετώ πάνω από, δίνω προτεραιότητα σε
• place card    κάρτα ονόματος συνδαιτυμόνα
• place in the sun    ευνοϊκή κατάσταση, θέση, κ.λπ.
• place mat    σου-πλά
• place name    τοπωνύμιο
• place on the bier    βάζω στη νεκροφόρα
• place over    τοποθετώ πάνω από, δίνω προτεραιότητα σε
• place setting    κουβέρ (γεύματος)
• put oneself in another's place    μπαίνω στη θέση κάποιου
• take place    συμβαίνω, διαδραματίζομαι, γίνομαι

Italiano (Italian)
collocare, riconoscere, mettere, luogo, posto

idioms:

• all over the place    dappertutto
• be out of place    essere fuori posto
• go places    avere successo
• in high places    nelle alte sfere
• in place of    al posto di
• in the first place    anzitutto
• in the second place    in secondo luogo, secondariamente
• keep a person in his/her place    tenere una persona al suo posto
• place a bet    piazzare una scommessa
• place above/before/over    dare importanza
• place card    segnaposto
• place in the hands of    mettere nelle mani di
• place in the sun    un posto al sole
• place mat    tovaglietta
• place name    toponimo
• place setting    coperto
• put oneself in another's place    mettersi al posto di, mettersi nei panni di
• take place    svolgersi, succedere, avvenire

Português (Portuguese)
n. - lugar (m), trecho (m), posição (f), residência (f), poltrona (f), lugar decimal (m) (Mat.)
v. - colocar, localizar, identificar

idioms:

• all over the place    por todo lugar, muito animado
• be out of place    ser inadequado, estar fora do lugar
• go places    viajar, ser bem sucedido
• in high places    em altas posições
• in place of    no lugar de, em vez de
• in the first place    em primeiro lugar
• in the second place    em segundo lugar
• keep a person in his/her place    manter uma pessoa no seu lugar
• place a bet    fazer uma aposta
• place above/before/over    colocar acima/antes/sobre
• place card    cartão de reserva
• place in the sun    lugar ao sol, oportunidade
• place mat    peça de jogo de mesa americano
• place name    nome do lugar
• place setting    jogo de pratos, copos e talheres de mesa
• put oneself in another's place    colocar-se no lugar de outrem
• take place    acontecer

Русский (Russian)
положить, определить, установить, место, положение

idioms:

• all over the place    повсюду
• be out of place    не на своем месте, неподходящий
• go places    иметь прекрасные шансы на будущее
• in high places    в высших кругах
• in place of    вместо
• in the first place    прежде всего
• in the second place    во вторых
• keep a person in his/her place    ставить кого-либо на свое место
• place a bet    поставить на кого-либо/что-либо
• place above/before/over    ставить выше, ценить выше
• place card    карточка с указанием имени гостя
• place in the sun    место под солнцем, известность, слава
• place mat    салфетка
• place name    топоним
• place setting    прибор
• put oneself in another's place    поставить себя на чье-либо место
• take place    состояться, произойти

Español (Spanish)
n. - sitio, emplazamiento, lugar, paraje, asiento, localidad, puesto, empleo
v. tr. - poner, colocar, fijar, emplazar, identificar, situar, ubicar, montar
v. intr. - colocarse, ponerse, situarse

idioms:

• all over the place    por todas partes
• go places    viajar, llegar lejos, hacer progresos, tener éxito
• high places    con puestos relevantes, bien situado, templos o altares
• in place    en su lugar
• in place of    en lugar de, en vez de
• in the first place    en primer lugar, ante todo, primeramente
• in the second place    en segundo lugar
• keep someone in their place    mantener a alguien en su lugar
• out of place    no tener sentido, fuera de lugar, impropio
• place a bet    apostar
• place above    someter a, presentar a
• place before    someter a, presentar a
• place card    tarjeta que indica el puesto en la mesa
• place in the sun    tener una buena situación, posición destacada
• place mat    tapete individual, posaplatos
• place name    nombre de lugar, topónimo
• place on the bier    poner en el féretro
• place over    someter a, presentar a
• place setting    servicio de mesa para una sola persona
• put oneself in another's place    ponerse en el lugar de otra persona
• take place    celebrarse, tener lugar, ocurrir
• take the place of    tomar el lugar de

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - plats, ställe, utrymme, ort, lokal, ställning, rang, position, anställning, uppgift
v. - placera, skaffa plats, få förlagd, erinra sig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
地方, 位置, 地点, 放置, 任命, 寄予, 名次列前

idioms:

• all over the place    到处
• be out of place    不合适的地方, 不恰当的
• go places    获得成功
• in high places    在高层职位或地位
• in place of    代替
• in the first place    首先
• in the second place    第二, 其次
• keep someone in their place    使某人安分
• place a bet    下赌注
• place above    置于...之上, 摆在...之上
• place before    置于...之前, 摆在...之前
• place card    席次牌
• place in the sun    有利的境遇, 显吓的地位
• place mat    餐具垫
• place name    地名
• place on the bier    放在棺材上
• place over    置于...之上
• place setting    餐位餐具
• put oneself in another's place    站在别人的立场
• take place    发生, 举行

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 地方, 位置, 地點
v. tr. - 放置, 任命, 寄予
v. intr. - 名次列前

idioms:

• all over the place    到處
• be out of place    不合適的地方, 不恰當的
• go places    獲得成功
• in high places    在高層職位或地位
• in place of    代替
• in the first place    首先
• in the second place    第二, 其次
• keep someone in their place    使某人安分
• place a bet    下賭注
• place above    置於...之上, 擺在...之上
• place before    置於...之前, 擺在...之前
• place card    席次牌
• place in the sun    有利的境遇, 顯嚇的地位
• place mat    餐具墊
• place name    地名
• place on the bier    放在棺材上
• place over    置於...之上
• place setting    餐位餐具
• put oneself in another's place    站在別人的立場
• take place    發生, 舉行

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 장소, 지위
v. tr. - (물건 등을)두다, (희망 등을)걸다, 투자하다
v. intr. - (경마 등에서)3등 안에 들다.

idioms:

• be out of place    제자리에 놓이지 않은, 실직하여
• go places    성공하다, 여기저기 여행하다
• in high places    지위가 높은 사람
• in place of    ~의 대신에
• in the first place    첫째로
• in the second place    둘째로
• keep someone in their place    자기 분수를 지키다
• place above    ~을 가장 중요하다고 생각하여 행동하다
• place before    ~을 가장 중요하다고 생각하여 행동하다
• place over    ~사방에
• put oneself in another's place    어떤 사람의 견해로 상황을 고려하다
• take place    개최되다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 場所, 地域, 市, 箇所, 局部, 建物, 仕事, 職務, 席, 位置, 住居, 立場, 地位, 空間, 余地, 2着
v. - 置く, 就かせる, 任命する, 出す, かける, 見極める, 投資する, 入賞させる

idioms:

• all over the place    そこいら中, 乱雑に
• be out of place    置き違えて, 場違いの, 不適当な
• go places    成功する
• in place of    代わりに
• jumping-off place    出発点, さいはての地
• like/as if one owns the place    我が物顔をする
• place a bet    掛け金をはる
• place above/before/over    上に置く/の前に提出する
• place card    座席札
• place in the sun    好都合な地位
• place mat    プレースマット
• place name    地名
• place on the bier    棺上に置く
• place setting    一人分の食器具, プレースセッティング
• place under arrest    拘禁する
• take place    起こる, 催される, 行われる
• watering place    温泉場, 水飲み場

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مكان, موضع, صقع, مبنى, درجه, مرتبه مرموقه, واجب, مهمه, ميدان (فعل) يصنف, يعين, يرتب, يضع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מקום, איזור, תפקיד, מעמד, חובה, בית, משרה, אחד משלושת הזוכים‬
v. tr. - ‮שם, הניח, סידר, שיכן, מינה, הציב, השקיע, הפקיד, מיקם, איתר, זכר, זיהה, מסר, הזמין (סחורה)‬
v. intr. - ‮סיים בין שלושת הראשונים במירוץ, זכה במעמד מסוים בין האחרים‬

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