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   post

   /pəʊst/

   noun

   • 1. the official service or system that delivers letters and parcels: British "winners will be notified by post"
   • ▪ letters and parcels delivered: "she was opening her post" Similar letterscardscorrespondenceparcelspackagespacketsmailjunk maildirect mail
   • ▪ a single collection or delivery of mail: "entries must be received no later than first post on 14 June"
   • ▪ used in names of newspapers: "the Washington Post"
   • 2. each of a series of couriers who carried mail on horseback between fixed stages. historical
   • ▪ a person or vehicle that carries mail. archaic

   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 recordwrite inenterfill inregisternotelist
   • ▪ complete (a ledger) by entering items.
   • 3. travel with relays of horses: historical "we posted in an open carriage"
   • ▪ travel with haste; hurry: archaic "he comes posting up the street"

   adverb

   • 1. with haste: archaic "come now, come post"

   Word Origin early 16th century (in sense 2 of the noun): from French poste, from Italian posta, from a contraction of Latin posita, feminine past participle of ponere ‘to place’.

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   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)

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   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.

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