place

/pleɪs/ n [C] (POSITION)

Definition

› a particular position: That’s the best place for the piano. The librarian put the book back in its place (= in the right position). › A place is also a space for a person, as in a theater, at a table, or in a line: Will you hold my place in line for a minute? in place › If plans are in place, they have been made: I think everything’s in place for the wedding. in place › In place can also be used to talk about something that is being used now: The new building code will replace the rules that are currently in place.

(Definition of place n (POSITION) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)