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Post

[pohst]
–noun
1. Charles William, 1854–1914, U.S. businessman: developed breakfast foods.
2. Emily Price, 1873?–1960, U.S. writer on social etiquette.
3. George Browne, 1837–1913, U.S. architect.
4. Wiley, 1899–1935, U.S. aviator.
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Cultural Dictionary

Post, Emily

A twentieth-century American authority on manners and etiquette. Post's book Etiquette first appeared in the 1920s, and new editions are still issued regularly.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

post  (v.)
"to put up bail money," 1781, from one of the posts, but which one is uncertain.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

post

To enter information in an account. For example, if a customer sends money to a broker, the brokerage firm will post a credit to the customer's account.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: post
Function: transitive verb
: to put up (as bond) <post bail>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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