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. A message on an internet discussion forum, blog, newsgroup, mailing list, etc.
   "Her posting about the new restaurant received many comments";
   - post
    
5. [Brit] An appointment to a job, esp. one abroad
   "He accepted a posting to the company's Tokyo office"

1. [Brit] Send via the postal service
   "She posted the letter yesterday";
   - mail
    
2. To post a message on a social media website
   "She posted her vacation photos on Instagram"
    
3. Publish (a blog, message, advert, etc.) on the internet
   "She posted her vacation photos on social media"
    
4. Affix in a public place or for public notice
   "post a warning"
    
5. Publicize with, or as if with, a poster
   "I'll post the news on the bulletin board"
    
6. Place so as to be noticed
   "post a warning at the dump"; "post a sign";
   - put up
    
7. Assign to a post; put into a post
   "The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu"
    
8. Assign to a particular location
   "The guards were posted at every entrance"; "They sent the new recruit to the border post";
   - station, send, place
    
9. Display, as of records in sports games
   "The scorekeeper posted the latest results on the board"
    
10. Enter on a public list
    "The exam results were posted on the bulletin board"
     
11. Transfer (entries) from one account book to another
    "The accountant posted the transactions to the general ledger";
    - carry
     
12. (riding) ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait
    "The cowboy posted smoothly as his horse trotted along the trail"
     
13. Mark with a stake
    "post out the path";
    - stake
     
14. [Brit] Give to a courier to take to another place
    "I'll post you the paper when it's written";
    - mail, send
     
15. Mark or expose as infamous
    "His actions posted him as a traitor";
    - brand

Derived forms: postings

See also: posted

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

Encyclopedia: Posting