to post
- verb
- /poʊst/
- Specialized
- The payroll clerk then posts the information to the individual earnings records.
- post journal entries
- post balances
Examples
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I then went home and saw the transaction posted on my account.
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I was responsible for recording and posting his playlists.
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I must apologize for incorrectly posting BILLION as part of the executive annual income for the 2011 fiscal year.
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When you're posting grades and inadvertently move the cursor to a different column, you post over an existing grade.
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The accountant will post the latest transactions to the financial records by the end of the day.
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After the financial report was finalized, she quickly posted all the entries to the accounting ledger.
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At the end of each month, he posts the expenses to ensure the budget is accurate.
Synonyms
To record money transactions in a book or computer so accounts are correct
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Get sent to many different places by other people without getting help
- Informal
Move quickly from place to place trying to solve many urgent problems
- Informal
A person who is moved from one person or office to another without getting help
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
A small piece of paper with a sticky strip on the back to hold notes for a short time
- Specialized
Editing and adding effects to film, video, or audio after recording ends
- Specialized
Editing or finishing things like photos and objects after they are made to improve quality
- Specialized
A strong upright support at the top or bottom of a staircase that holds the handrail
- Offensive
A post where people are tied and others whip them in public as punishment
- Jargon
A meeting after a project or event to discuss what went well and how to improve
A government service that delivers letters and packages across the United States
- Specialized
An analysis done after a study to check unexpected results, not to confirm them
- Archaic
A closed, four-wheeled carriage pulled by horses, used in the past to carry people and mail
- Formal
Believing that one event caused another just because it happened earlier
- Formal
A government service that delivers letters and packages across the United States
- Texting
A social media message that copies and makes fun of typical Facebook posts
- Specialized
A vertical post in the middle of a triangular roof frame that supports the beam
A place in another country where religious workers live and help with education and health
- Specialized
A vertical support between the main roof beams that holds the middle of the roof
- Archaic
A small brass instrument like a trumpet that coach drivers use to signal when a coach arrives or leaves
- Specialized
A consonant sound made with the tongue just behind the top front teeth, like the 'sh' in shoe
A style of painting that uses bright colours and simple shapes to show feeling and order
- Specialized
A change in the body that happens after physical activity like exercise
- Jargon
A careful review of a project or incident to learn what went wrong and improve
- Specialized
A slow eye movement after spinning stops that goes opposite the spin direction
- Specialized
Wood damage caused by small beetles that leave fine dust and make it weak
- Specialized
A small insect that bores into dry wood in houses and leaves powdery dust
Surface Forms
Etymology
Post (to transfer accounting entries) comes from the idea of putting things in their correct 'place', so to post an entry is to move it into the proper part of the books.