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

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noun (2)

: appointment to a post or a command

posting

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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

In the days since her birthday messages, Spears has resumed her typical posting of dance videos on Instagram. —William Earl, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024

Make sure this mission is consistently communicated across your website, job postings, and during interviews. —Abdo Riani, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024

Accounting Share of job postings that were remote, October 2023: 31.1% Remote share, October 2024: 25.1%. —Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024

Lamar references the feud multiple times on the project, including Snoop Dogg's posting of one of Drake's diss tracks and Lil Wayne taking offense to Lamar's headlining of the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime show in New Orleans. —Rishikesh Rajagopalan, CBS News, 25 Nov. 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