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Posting vs Shipping - What's the difference?

posting | shipping |

As nouns the difference between posting and shipping

is that posting is action of the verb to postshipping is the transportation of goods.

As verbs the difference between posting and shipping

is that posting is present participle of lang=en while shipping is present participle of lang=en.

posting

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • action of the verb to post
  • an item inserted into a register, ledger or diary
  • (computing) an entry in a computerized bulletin board
  • (chiefly, British) the place where a soldier or airman is sent (posted) for duty; the time spent there

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * bottom-posting * crossposting / cross posting * top-posting

    Anagrams

    *

    shipping

    English

    (wikipedia shipping)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) schipping, schyppynge, from (etyl) schippen, .

    Noun

  • The transportation of goods.
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  • The body of ships belonging to one nation, port or industry.
  • Passage or transport on a ship.
  • The cost of sending an item or package via postal services.
  • Navigation.
  • * Shakespeare
    • God send 'em good shipping .
    Derived terms
    * shipping lane

    Etymology 2

    From .

    Verb

    (head)