3post noun
plural posts 1 [noncount] chiefly Brit a : postal service
▪ We don't have a telephone at the cottage, so contact us by post. [=mail] ▪ There are strict rules against sending dangerous materials through the post.
b : letters or packages sent by post : mail
▪ He got a summer job delivering the post. ▪ Has the post come yet? ▪ After lunch, she sat and read the post. ▪ I put the payment in the post [=I mailed the payment] this morning. — see also parcel post 2 [count] : a message on an online message board
▪ The Internet newsgroup is very active, with over 50 posts per day. —called also posting
▪ We don't have a telephone at the cottage, so contact us by post. [=mail] ▪ There are strict rules against sending dangerous materials through the post.
b : letters or packages sent by post : mail
▪ He got a summer job delivering the post. ▪ Has the post come yet? ▪ After lunch, she sat and read the post. ▪ I put the payment in the post [=I mailed the payment] this morning. — see also parcel post
▪ The Internet newsgroup is very active, with over 50 posts per day. —called also posting
by return of post — see 2return
