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Italian

collocamento

/kol.lo.kaˈmen.to/noun · masculineC1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 11,751

Meaning

job placement

  • the act of placing workers in employment; job placement
  • the public employment bureau or system (informally)
  • the distribution or sale of securities/shares on a financial market

In a sentence

Il giovane laureato è andato all'ufficio di collocamento per cercare offerte.

The young graduate went to the job centre to look for offers.

Il collocamento dei nuovi dipendenti ha richiesto diverse settimane.

The placement of the new employees took several weeks.

La banca ha annunciato con successo il collocamento delle nuove azioni.

The bank successfully announced the placement of the new shares.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
collocamentomasculine · singular
collocamentimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Historically, 'ufficio di collocamento' meant the state employment agency (now mostly replaced by 'centro per l'impiego').

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