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collocamento

placement

noun kohl-loh-kah-MEN-toh Less Common

Also means

employment office

Usage Note

Collocamento has two common uses: job placement (finding work for someone) and the physical positioning of an object. The phrase ufficio di collocamento (job-placement office, now largely replaced by centro per l'impiego) was the official term for the public employment service under Italy's old labour system. Plural: collocamenti.

Examples

"L'ufficio di collocamento aiuta i disoccupati."

Natural Translation

The employment office helps the unemployed.

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