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- Dictionarypost/pəʊst/
noun
- 1. the official service or system that delivers letters and parcels: British "winners will be notified by post"
- 2. each of a series of couriers who carried mail on horseback between fixed stages. historical
verb
- 1. send (a letter or parcel) via the postal system: British "I've just been to post a letter"
- 2. (in bookkeeping) enter (an item) in a ledger: "post the transaction in the second column" Similar
adverb
- 1. with haste: archaic "come now, come post"
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1. : a piece (as of timber or metal) fixed firmly in an upright position especially as a stay or support : pillar, column. 2. : a pole or stake set up to mark or indicate something. especially : a pole that marks the starting or finishing point of a horse race. 3. a. : goalpost. b.
a job in a company or organization: Teaching posts are advertised in Tuesday's edition of the paper. hold the post She's held the post for 13 years. They have several vacant posts. Synonyms. appointment (JOB) job (EMPLOYMENT) position (RANK)
Post definition: a strong piece of timber, metal, or the like, set upright as a support, a point of attachment, a place for displaying notices, etc.. See examples of POST used in a sentence.
Post is used to refer to an occasion when letters or packages are delivered. For example, first post on a particular day is the first time that things are delivered.
Post definition: A long piece of wood or other material set upright into the ground to serve as a marker or support. Dictionary Thesaurus
POST definition: 1. the system for sending letters, parcels, etc: 2. letters, parcels, etc that you send or…. Learn more.
A post is position in a company, like manager or clerk, or it could be where you’re stationed in the military, like a base in Afghanistan. You can post an ad on a bulletin board or an announcement on a web page.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Employment, Mail, Sport post1 /pəʊst $ poʊst/ S2 W2 noun 1 job [ countable] formal a job, especially an important one in a large organization SYN position I applied for the post and was asked to attend an interview. She was offered the post of ambassador to India.
'post' and 'mail' as nouns. The public service by which letters and parcels are collected and delivered is usually called the post in British English and the mail in American English. Mail is also sometimes used in British English, for example in the name Royal Mail.
post / pəʊst / n. a position to which a person is appointed or elected; appointment; job; a position or station to which a person, such as a sentry, is assigned for duty; a permanent military establishment; Brit either of two military bugle calls (first post and last post) ordering or giving notice of the time to retire for the night; See ...
