posting

¹

[ poh-sting ]

noun

1. assignment to a post, command, or particular location, especially in a military or governmental capacity.

posting

²

[ poh-sting ]

noun

, Accounting.

1. 1. the act or process of entering data in an accounts ledger.
   2. the record in a ledger after such entry.
2. the act of mailing.
3. an issuance or batch of mailed items.

posting

¹

/ ˈpəʊstɪŋ /

noun

1. a wrestling attack in which the opponent is hurled at the post in one of the corners of the ring

posting

²

/ ˈpəʊstɪŋ /

noun

1. an appointment to a position or post, usually in another town or country
2. an electronic mail message sent to a bulletin board, website, etc, and intended for access by every user

Word History and Origins

Origin of posting¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; post ² + -ing ¹

Origin of posting²

First recorded in 1665–75; post ³ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

On the creator’s side, adding the recipe button to a video is done during the posting workflow via a new “add link” option.

From TechCrunch

She also vividly details professional assignments ranging from Middle East war zones to postings to South Africa and London and now New York.

From Washington Post

The posting online isn’t enough, and telling people to call the agency will send them into a telephone system ill-equipped to handle the calls it is already receiving.

From Washington Post

Greene did not address those postings in her Thursday remarks.

From Washington Post

Given that sample of her postings, Miss Manners is guessing that your mother is unlikely to respond to the issue of taste.

From Washington Post

But consider how citizens here in the States are now being arrested for posting threatening messages aimed at police on Facebook.

From The Daily Beast

At least some people had seen the posting and failed to notify the authorities, hopefully because they had not taken it seriously.

From The Daily Beast

Either way, guests seeking a holiday getaway there can also enjoy a tingle of telling truth to power by posting their own reviews.

From The Daily Beast

The Senate confirmed him once before, in 2011, for a posting to the UN.

From The Daily Beast

Anthony Elonis has served more than three years in prison for posting a series of seemingly threatening statements on Facebook.

From The Daily Beast

The width was generally about fifteen feet, and at regular intervals were posting stations.

From Project Gutenberg

There she saw, in the moonlight, a file of soldiers posting themselves in deepest silence along the wall of the house.

From Project Gutenberg

I shall briefly observe, now I am upon this subject, that posting is nearly as dear in France as in England.

From Project Gutenberg

Caniche snatched up the pantaloons, and away she flew, the traveller posting after her, dressed only in his night shirt.

From Project Gutenberg

There need now be but the conference in Chicago, the posting of the forfeit money, and the deal was made.

From Project Gutenberg