Position

   

The word position can have one of several meanings:


  • In finance, a position means entitlement to receive or obligation to deliver an asset or financial instrument, as in "long position" (ownership) and "short position" (obligation to deliver);
  • In politics and government a position is a formally stated opinion on a well defined issue;
  • A body position can be a non-sexual posture of the human body, such as the fetal position or positions in yoga.


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