post2
• noun chiefly Brit. 1 the official service or system that delivers letters and parcels. 2 letters and parcels delivered. 3 a single collection or delivery of post. • verb 1 chiefly Brit. send via the postal system. 2 (in bookkeeping) enter (an item) in a ledger. — PHRASES keep posted keep (someone) informed of the latest developments or news. — ORIGIN originally denoting one of a series of couriers who carried mail on horseback between stages: from French poste, from Latin ponere ‘to place’.
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