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post

2  [pohst]
–noun
1. a position of duty, employment, or trust to which one is assigned or appointed: a diplomatic post.
2. the station or rounds of a person on duty, as a soldier, sentry or nurse.
3. a military station with permanent buildings.
4. a local unit of a veterans' organization.
5. trading post.
6. a place in the stock exchange where a particular stock is traded.
7. (in the British military services) either of two bugle calls (first post and last post) giving notice of the time to retire for the night, similar in purpose to the U.S. taps.
8. the body of troops occupying a military station.
–verb (used with object)
9. to place or station at a post.
10. to provide or put up, as bail.
11. to appoint to a post of command.
Origin:
1590–1600; < F poste < It posto < L positum, neut. of positus, ptp. of pōnere to place, put; cf. posit

Synonyms:
1. assignment. See appointment.
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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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