posting

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noun (1)

post·​ing ˈpō-stiŋ 

1

: the act of transferring an entry or item from a book of original entry to the proper account in a ledger

2

: the record in a ledger account resulting from the transfer of an entry or item from a book of original entry

posting

2 of 3

noun (2)

: appointment to a post or a command

posting

3 of 3

noun (3)

: something (such as an announcement) that is posted online

job postings

… he read verbatim from nasty Internet postings about him and his family.

—Frank Bruni

Examples of posting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Since late September, the race’s trajectory tracking those postings careened wildly. —Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024

Season two will launch with the posting of its first two episodes on Oct. 30; additional episodes will be released weekly on Wednesdays through Dec. 11. —Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2024

At issue are teams’ social media postings on Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat and other websites. —Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2024

Recent job postings on Fulfil’s website indicate the company is hiring engineers and factory operators in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, the site of the Whole Foods store where Amazon is piloting its technology. —Annie Palmer, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

post entry 4

Noun (2)

post entry 7

Noun (3)

post entry 2

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1682, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1880, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

1991, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

posting

noun

post·​ing

1

: the transfer of an entry or item from a book or file of original entry to the proper account in a ledger

also : the record produced by such a transfer

2

: the actual crediting or debiting of an account (as in payment of a draft)

charged interest from the posting date of the credit card transaction