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sijoittaa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • assign verb To give a specific task, role, or place to someone.
  • berth noun A space where a ship can dock, moor, or anchor safely.
  • bestow verb To give something formally or ceremonially, often as an honour.
  • commit verb To carry out a crime, mistake, or wrongdoing.
  • deploy verb To move troops or equipment into position for military action.
  • deposit noun A sum of money paid into a bank account, or an initial partial payment made to secure a purchase.
  • invest verb To put money into something, such as a business, property, or shares, in the hope of making a profit.
  • locate verb To find the exact position of something.
  • place noun A particular area, location, or spot.
  • plant noun A living organism, typically rooted in soil, that makes its own food through photosynthesis — trees, flowers, grasses, and similar life forms.
  • position noun A place or location where something or someone is.
  • range noun The full span between the lowest and highest of something, such as values, prices, or distances.
  • rank noun A person's position or level in a hierarchy, such as in the military or an organisation.
  • relegate verb Exile, banish, remove, or send away.
  • station noun A regular stopping place for trains, buses, or other transportation.

Senses

sijoittaa is used for these senses in English:

  • assign (transitive, programming) To give (a value) to a variable.
  • berth (figurative) To provide (someone) with a berth (noun sense 3.1) or appointment, job, or position.
  • berth (by extension, chiefly, passive voice) To assign (someone) a berth (noun sense 1.3 or sense 2.2) or place to sleep on a vessel, a train, etc.
  • bestow To place or put (someone or something) somewhere or in a certain situation; to dispose of.
  • commit (transitive) To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.
  • commit (intransitive, obsolete) To enter into a contest; to match; often followed by with.
  • deposit (transitive) To lay down; to place; to put.
  • invest To commit money or capital in the hope of financial gain.

assign — full definition

  1. verb To give a specific task, role, or place to someone.
  2. verb To transfer property, a right, or a value to someone or something else.

berth — full definition

  1. noun A space where a ship can dock, moor, or anchor safely.
  2. noun A fixed sleeping bunk on a ship, train, or other vehicle.
  3. noun A job, position, or spot secured in something, such as a tournament.
  4. verb To bring a ship into a berth, or to dock.

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