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posting

/ˈpoʊstɪŋ/ noun B2
  1. The action of the verb to post.
  2. An item inserted into a register, ledger or diary.
  3. the process of transferring financial transaction data from a journal (chronological record) to the general ledger (account-wise record.
  4. A message posted to a computerized bulletin board, a newsgroup, a blog, etc.

Plural postings

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With lantern and with ladder he comes posting up the street.
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 9 · C1
“They have been all hired this fortnight, and there are none left but those absolutely requisite for posting.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 349 · C1
The address, “Sir Henry Baskerville, Northumberland Hotel,” was printed in rough characters; the post-mark “Charing Cross,” and the date of posting the preceding evening.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 34 · C1
But Danglars had not reckoned upon the formalities of the police and the idleness of the posting-master.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1066 · C1

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