- Post
- Particular place on the floor of an exchange where transactions in stocks listed on the exchange occur. The New York Times Financial Glossary
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1. the post especially BrE the official system for sending and receiving letters, parcels etc; = MAIL:• items that are lost or damaged in the post
• We've cut our costs by using first class post only for urgent items.
• Winners will be notified by post.
• A copy of the document should be sent in the post.
ˌregistered ˈpost also ˌspecial deˈlivery [uncountable]a service to insure items sent through the post in case they are lost or damaged ; = CERTIFIED MAIL AmE; REGISTERED MAIL:• Bank notes should not be sent unless by registered post.
2. [singular, uncountable] especially BrE a time when letters are collected or delivered:• Place items in the out-tray by 4.45 to meet the last post.
3. by return (of) post if you reply to a letter by return of post, you reply almost immediately:• Send payment by return of post.
• Was there any post for me today?
• She always opens her post when she arrives.
• Most of the executives interviewed had already been in post for 12 months.
6. [countable] COMPUTING a message sent to an Internet discussion group so that all members of the group can read it; = posting — see also trading post• the correct way to pack and protect the items you post
• Shareholders will be sent details in a newsletter due to be posted today.
2. FINANCE to offically record and announce results for a company or information about the economy:• The group posted a 25% gain in second-quarter net income.
• Shares closed lower as the government posted worse inflation figures than the City expected.
3. ACCOUNTING to enter a figure in a ledger (= a book used by a company to record money received or spent):post something to something• The billing office will check that all charges have been posted to the guest's account.
4. COMPUTING to put a message or computer document on the Internet so that other people can see it:• If companies post information on a web page, everyone has access to it.
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Ⅰ.post UK US /pəʊst/ noun► [U] ( also mail) mainly UK COMMUNICATIONS 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.
► [S or U] UK COMMUNICATIONS 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.
► [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] (also posting) IT 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
Ⅱ.post UK US /pəʊst/ verb [T]► UK (US mail) COMMUNICATIONS 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?
► UK (US mail) COMMUNICATIONS 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.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
