posting

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noun (1)

post·​ing ˈpō-stiŋ How to pronounce posting (audio)
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: 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
The top employers, by job postings, were Sharp Healthcare, UC San Diego, Scripps Health and Apple. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024 Among fake postings that have stirred outrage: That official agencies aren’t conducting rescues in Brazil’s southernmost state. Mauricio Savarese and Gabriela Sá Pessoa, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2024 Here are some of the highest-paying remote or hybrid jobs currently being advertised by Texas state agencies, according to postings on the state Workforce Solutions Office website. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2024 Until as recently as Tuesday, Tesla was advertising more than 3,400 job postings across the United States, Mexico, Canada, and Puerto Rico—the bulk of which were in California, Texas, and Nevada, according to Quartz’s analysis of archived pages. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 May 2024 Tesla reported later that day that almost all jobs postings across the company’s North American operations had been removed. William Gavin, Quartz, 8 May 2024 The couple, based on previous postings by Hall, have been together since 2020. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 6 May 2024 Users can share their scores directly on the platform, in case anyone needs to make posting on LinkedIn even more competitive. Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 4 May 2024 The pictures from the Airbnb posting show the home, with a mass of balloons affixed to its top, suspended by a crane. Mallory Moench, TIME, 2 May 2024

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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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Cite this Entry

“Posting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posting. Accessed 23 May. 2024.

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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