posting

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noun (1)

post·​ing ˈpō-stiŋ How to pronounce posting (audio)
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

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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

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At the hearing, the plaintiffs asked the court to immediately pause evacuation orders given to USAID personnel in international postings, and for access to be restored to computer systems for people who are in the field across all parts of USAID and its contractors. Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2025 Their consistent posting resulted in a small following. Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025 But the request appears on most of Anthropic's job postings at least as far back as last May, according to Internet Archive captures. Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2025 Job postings mentioning generative AI more than tripled between September 2023 and September 2024, an Indeed Hiring Lab study found. Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for posting 

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of posting was in 1682

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“Posting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posting. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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
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