Posten

See also: posten and pošten

German

Alternative forms

• Poste

Etymology

Borrowed in the seventeenth century from Italian posto, beginning in military use.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

Posten m (genitive Postens, plural Posten)

1. post, station
2. job, position
3. (trade or accounting) lot, position
4. (mining) batch of ore for smelting
5. (firearms) buckshot, big dot

   Synonyms: Rehposten, Rehschrot, Sauposten, Sauschrot

Derived terms

Derived terms

• auf verlorenem Posten stehen
• Außenposten
• Beobachtungsposten
• Postenkette
• postieren

• Rechnungsposten
• Restposten
• Schrankenposten
• Vorposten

Further reading

• “Posten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Posten” in Duden online