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Noun: posting  pow-sting
  1. A sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
    "a posting advertised the coming attractions"
    - poster, placard, notice, bill, card
     
  2. (bookkeeping) a listing on the company's records
    "the posting was made in the cash account"
     
  3. The transmission of a letter
    "the postmark indicates the time of posting"
    - mailing
     
  4. [Brit] An appointment to a job, esp. one abroad
     
  5. A message on an internet discussion forum, blog, newsgroup, mailing list, etc.
    - post
Verb: post  powst
  1. Affix in a public place or for public notice
    "post a warning"
     
  2. Publicize with, or as if with, a poster
    "I'll post the news on the bulletin board"
     
  3. Assign to a post; put into a post
    "The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu"
     
  4. Assign to a particular location
    - station, send, place
     
  5. Display, as of records in sports games
     
  6. Enter on a public list
     
  7. Transfer (entries) from one account book to another
    - carry
     
  8. Ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait
     
  9. Mark with a stake
    "post out the path"
    - stake
     
  10. Place so as to be noticed
    "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump"
    - put up
     
  11. [Brit] Give to a courier to take to another place
    "I'll post you the paper when it's written"
    - mail, send
     
  12. Mark or expose as infamous
    "She was posted a loose woman"
    - brand

Derived forms: postings

See also: postage, posted, poster

Type of: affix, announce, assign, call, delegate, denote, depute, designate, displace, enter, instal, install, list, listing, mark, move, put down, put in, record, ride horseback, set up, sign, stick on, transfer, transmission, transmittal, transmitting

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