post
noun
uk/pəʊst/ us [ U ] COMMUNICATIONS mainly UK ( also mail)
letters and packages that are sent to homes or places of work:
to check/collect the post
to get/receive post
deliver post Did the postman deliver any post for me?
the post arrives/comes Has the post come yet?
answer/open/read post I've got a lot of post to open.
COMMUNICATIONS
the public system for sending letters and packages from place to place:
first-/second-class post
be/put sth in the post The cheque is in the post, and you should receive it tomorrow.
through the post Given that most people would not wish to send their original passport through the post, they will have to get a certified copy.
The letter got lost in the post.
Dividends may be sent by post, held for collection, or paid in some other way.
arrive/come/be delivered by post Hard copy products, such as a CD or newsletter, should arrive by post within days.
See also
registered post
[ S or U ] COMMUNICATIONS UK
the time during the day when letters and packages are collected, or arrive at homes and places of work:
the first/last post
catch/meet/miss the post The letter needed to be sent today, but I missed the last post.
by return (of) post
COMMUNICATIONS
if you reply to a letter by return of post, you reply by sending a letter back almost immediately:
Please send the invoice back by return of post.
[ C ]
a job in a company or organization, especially an important one that pays well:
accept/hold/remain in a post He has held the post of commercial director since 2002.
apply for/be appointed to/take up a post She has applied for the vacant manager's post.
advertise/fill a post Almost a third of employers said they had not received one application for a post they had advertised.
a high-level/key/senior post
a full-time/part-time post
a permanent/temporary post
a government/teaching post
resign (from)/leave a post She was forced to resign from her £300,000-a-year post after the scandal.
be removed/step down from a post
[ C ] IT (also posting)
a message or information that is put on a website, or sent to an internet discussion group for all the members to read:
The site is seeing 10,000 posts per hour from its 50,000 members all over the world.
a blog post
post
verb [ T ]
uk/pəʊst/ us COMMUNICATIONS UK ( US mail)
to send a letter or package to someone by mail:
post sth to sb/post sb sth I'll post the details to you.
post (off) sth Have you posted off your application form?
COMMUNICATIONS UK ( US mail)
to put a letter or package into a postbox (= official public box for mail) so that it can be sent:
Could you post this letter for me please?
to announce a company’s sales, financial results, etc.:
post gains/losses/profits The oil company posted profits of $25.1 billion.
post an improvement/a rise/a decline They posted a 16% rise in sales.
to send someone to a particular place to work for a period of time:
be posted to sth He has been posted to Pakistan for six months.
to put a notice in a public place in order to make something known to other people:
be posted (up) on sth Company announcements are usually posted on the bulletin board.
The rules include requiring businesses to post signs stating that smoking is not allowed.
IT
to put a message or information on a website for other people to read:
The State Department posted a notice on its website saying that applicants may wait 10 weeks for passports.
post sth on a website/online/on the internet The reports were written up and posted on the internet.
post bail
LAW
to pay money so that a person who has been accused of committing a crime can be free until their trial:
He is now free after posting $20,000 bail.
keep sb posted
to continue giving someone the most recent information about a situation that involves them:
I'll keep you posted on any new developments with the deal.