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

Meanwhile, our Instagram numbers have also risen due to the regular postings. —Jill Cunniff, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025

Franklin received criticism for his posting on Sunday that the Nittany Lions were getting ready to go 1-0 against the Wildcats. —Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025

Jake Rosenberg of The Athlete Group, which is conducting the search for OU, told Sportico after this story’s publication that the wording was not intentionally chosen for the posting and was meant to be standard boilerplate. —Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2025

The job posting suggests Grokipedia will leverage AI to pull information from Grok’s training database to create the encyclopedia entries. —Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2025

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