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colocación

placement

noun koh-loh-kah-SYOHN Rare

Also means

job placement

Usage Note

Colocación can mean the physical positioning of an object or, more commonly in professional contexts, finding employment — agencia de colocación is an employment agency. In finance it also refers to the placement of securities. The verb colocar (to place, to put) and its reflexive colocarse (to get a job) share the root.

Examples

"La agencia de colocación le encontró trabajo rápido."

Natural Translation

The employment agency found her a job quickly.

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