posting

1 of 3

noun (1)

post·​ing ˈpō-stiŋ 

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

3 of 3

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

For an extensive listing of my well-over one hundred analyses and postings, see the link here and the link here. —Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026

According to over a dozen recent job postings first reported by Bloomberg, the company is recruiting engineers to build a multilingual AI search engine that is capable of handling text, images, and audio. —Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026

Locally, Tesla has only a handful of openings for Optimus, but the postings indicate the company’s ambitions in Texas. —Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026

However, according to TikTok, the U.S. version of the app encountered technical issues that delayed the posting of new videos to the platform because of a power outage at a U.S. data center. —Todd Spangler, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026

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

Rhymes for posting

• boasting
• coasting
• hosting
• roasting
• toasting
• composting

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