Real Dictionary

post in Accounting
verb: If you post a transaction or result, you report it, or enter it in an account.

Post in American English
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post in American English 1
a piece of wood, metal, etc., usually long and square or cylindrical, set upright to support a building, sign, fence, etc.
intransitive verb: to send a message to a newsgroup
noun: a strong piece of timber, metal, or the like, set upright as a support, a point of attachment, a place for displaying notices, etc.
transitive verb: to affix (a notice, bulletin, etc.) to a post, wall, or the like

post in American English 2
the place where a soldier, guard, etc. is stationed
to station at or assign to a post
noun: a position of duty, employment, or trust to which one is assigned or appointed
transitive verb: to place or station at a post

post in American English 3
any of a number of riders or runners posted at intervals to carry mail or messages in relays along a route; postrider or courier
by post
to send by post
to travel in posts or stages
noun: a single dispatch or delivery of mail

POST in British English
abbreviation for: point of sales terminal

post in British English 1
to fasten or put up (a notice) in a public place
noun: a length of wood, metal, etc, fixed upright in the ground to serve as a support, marker, point of attachment, etc

post in British English 2
noun: a position to which a person is appointed or elected; appointment; job

post in British English 3
noun: letters, packages, etc, that are transported and delivered by the Post Office; mail

post jobs and places
If you are posted somewhere, you are sent there by the organization that you work for and usually work there for several years.
You can use post to refer to the place where a soldier, guard, or other person has been told to remain and to do his or her job.
countable noun: A post in a company or organization is a job or official position in it, usually one that involves responsibility.
verb: If a soldier, guard, or other person is posted somewhere, they are told to stand there, in order to supervise an activity or guard a place.

post letters, parcels, and information
The post is the public service or system by which letters and packages are collected and delivered.
uncountable noun: 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.
uncountable noun: You can use post to refer to letters and packages that are delivered to you.

post poles
countable noun: A post is a strong upright pole made of wood or metal that is fixed into the ground.
countable noun: A post is the same as a goalpost.

post-
prefix: Post- is used to form words that indicate that something takes place after a particular date, period, or event.

post- in American English
after in time, later (than), following
prefix: a prefix, meaning “behind,” “after,” “later,” “subsequent to,” “posterior to,” occurring originally in loanwords from Latin (postscript), but now used freely in the formation of compound words (post-Elizabethan; postfix; postgraduate; postorbital)

post- in British English
prefix: after in time or sequence; following; subsequent