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preplacement

7.1

Happening before someone is assigned to a job or position

adjective
/priːˈpleɪsmənt/

Specialized

: precolocación

All candidates must complete a preplacement assessment before being assigned to a project.

Examples

The school organized a preplacement workshop to prepare students for their internships.
A preplacement medical exam is required before starting work in certain industries.
The preplacement tests are crucial for student selection.
Before the event, we conducted a preplacement survey.
A preplacement medical exam is required before starting work in certain industries.
The school organized a preplacement workshop to prepare students for their internships.
All candidates must complete a preplacement assessment before being assigned to a project.

Synonyms

preparatory

vspreplacement

15 4.7

To help get ready for something

applies specifically to steps before assigning people or things

preliminary

vspreplacement

10 5.2

An event that happens before a main event to prepare for it

is about steps before assigning people or things rather than initial events

pre-employment

vspreplacement

3.4

Happens before someone starts a job for checks or training

applies to steps before assigning people or things to positions

preparative

vspreplacement

6.8

Done earlier to get something ready

focuses on procedures before assigning people or things

How Early

preplacement

Specialized

7.1

preliminary

325 5.2

Surface Forms

preplacement positive

Morphology

preplacement = placement (transparent) = pre + place + ment

The meaning is directly derived from 'placement' with the standard prefix 'pre-' meaning 'before'.

Etymology

Preplacement comes from the parts pre- meaning 'before' and placement meaning 'putting someone or something in a place'. A helpful image is a medical exam or workshop done 'before' you are placed, so preplacement describes checks or steps that prepare people before their final placement.