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

In 2020, during the coronavirus lockdown, Myles began posting covers, with his acoustic version of The Neighbourhood’s Sweater Weather going viral in 2022.

From BBC

Musk hinted at another possible target in an X posting this week, asking if tax dollars should go to National Public Radio.

From Los Angeles Times

The number of creators posting videos monthly on the service has risen more than 50% year over year.

From Los Angeles Times

“It would almost be a waste for them not to do this, because not only does it engender us to their products, but it incentivizes us to keep posting. As we’ve been posting less, platforms have learned even more heavily into nostalgia, because they’re trying to spur us to share.”

From Slate

Incentivising users with a share of advertising revenues also gave an avenue for so-called bot farms to make money by posting auto-generated content to gain more interactions.

From BBC