"the monastery was a peaceful place"

• a particular area on a larger surface

  "I cut my hand in three places"

• a building or area used for a specified purpose or activity

  "the town has many excellent eating places"

• a person's home

  "what about dinner at my place?"

• a point in a book or other text reached by a reader at a particular time

  "I must have lost my place in the script"

"they hurried to their places at the table"

• a vacancy or available position

  "he was offered a place at Liverpool University"

• the regular or proper position of something

  "she put the book back in its place"

• a person's rank or status

  "occupation structures a person's place in society"

• a right or privilege resulting from someone's role or position

  "I'm sure she has a story to tell, but it's not my place to ask"

• the role played by or importance attached to someone or something in a particular context

  "the place of computers in improving office efficiency"

"his score left him in ninth place"

• any of the first three or sometimes four positions in a race (used especially of the second, third, or fourth positions)
• the second position, especially in a horse race
• the degree of priority given to something

  "accurate reportage takes second place to lurid detail"

• the position of a figure in a series indicated in decimal or similar notation, especially one after the decimal point

  "calculate the ratios to one decimal place"

"the lecture theatre is in New Burlington Place"

• a country house with its grounds

"a newspaper had been placed beside my plate"

• cause to be in a particular situation

  "enemy officers were placed under arrest"

• allocate or assign (an abstract quality) to something

  "they place a great deal of emphasis on positive thought"

• have a specified degree of advantage or convenience as a result of one's position or circumstances

  "the company is well placed to seize the opportunity"

"the children were placed with foster-parents"

• dispose of (something, especially shares) by selling to a customer

  "the shares were placed last November"

• arrange for the recognition and implementation of (an order, bet, etc.)

  "they placed a contract for three boats"

• order or obtain a connection for (a phone call) through an operator

  "she placed a call to her husband to break the news"

"a survey placed the company 13th for achievement"

• be able to remember or identify (someone or something)

  "she eventually said she couldn't place him"

• achieve a specified position in a race

  "he was placed eleventh in the long individual race"

• be among the first three or four in a race (or the first three in the US)

  "he won three times and placed three times"