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

June marked the weakest hiring month of the year, with new postings down 7% month-over-month and 2% year-over-year. —Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025

The current appeal targets two specific jurors — identified as jurors 138 and 286 — who appellate attorneys argue demonstrated heavy bias in social media postings about Tsarnaev in contradiction to their answers to pre-trial questioning. —Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 31 July 2025

The Trump administration’s social media presence has been a consistent stream of meme and troll postings throughout the year. —Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 30 July 2025

At the start of July, JCPS had approximately 170 job postings for instructional assistants and of those, 115 were for special education positions. —Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 July 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