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posting

posting

7 4.2
A record written in a company's accounts
  • noun
  • /ˈpoʊstɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : asiento contable
  • First-rate local knowledge and linguistic expertise should be a precondition of a U.S. diplomat's posting overseas.
  • job posting

Examples

  • The manual process of filling out requisition forms with invoices attached delays check writing and posting to the university ledger.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Following a brief posting in Stockholm, he was sent to Washington, DC, where he spent two formative years.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Pictures may rule out your chances of consideration unless the job posting specifically asks for a photo.

    Academic text (2012)
  • "Press reports regarding the personnel posting in the Civil Rights Division have been inaccurate."

    Academic text (2017)
  • I draw three lessons from job postings like the ones listed here.

    Blog text (19)
  • The common adoption practice is to use the legal postings in a newspaper.

    Blog text (28)
  • The surveyors were to look for signs or postings about payment and other information available to patients and visitors.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The accountant made a posting to the financial accounts to track the company's expenses.

  • Each posting in the ledger must be verified by the manager to ensure accuracy.

  • After every transaction, there is an official posting to keep the financial records clear.

Synonyms

accounting entry
vsposting
  • Specialized
1 3.2

A record in a company's books that shows money going in or out

is made within a company's financial accounts rather than recording a transaction

Surface Forms

posting singular
postings plural

Morphology

posting = post (semi-transparent) = post + ing

Morphologically regular (verb + '-ing'), but the sense is specialized accounting jargon and may not be obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Posting in accounts comes from the idea of post meaning 'to place', the same idea in the word position, so a posting is an entry placed into the ledger.