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INDONESIAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

pos.

mail

3 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpos/Standard-Indonesian[ˈpɔs]Standard-Indonesian
  1. mail the (physical) material conveyed by the postal service.

  2. mail the postal service or system in general.

  3. mail a stagecoach, train or ship that delivers such post.

  4. mail email, electronic mail

    Internet
  5. post a station, or one of a series of stations, established for the refreshment and accommodation of travellers on some recognized route.

  6. post an organisation for delivering letters, parcels etc., or the service provided by such an organisation.

  7. post a message posted in an electronic or Internet forum, or on a blog, etc.

    Internet
  8. station a stopping place

  9. station an official building from which police or firefighters operate.

  10. ellipsis of kantor pos (“post office”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Dutch post (“post”), from French poste, from Italian posta, posto, from Latin postus, from positus. Cognate to Malay pos.

noun/ˈpos/Standard-Indonesian[ˈpɔs]Standard-Indonesian
  1. post an assigned station; a guard post.

  2. post an appointed position in an organization, job.

  3. position (a location or station, where a soldier is supposed to be)

  4. meeting place

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Dutch post (“post”), from Italian posto, from Latin postus, from positus.

noun/ˈpos/Standard-Indonesian[ˈpɔs]Standard-Indonesian
  1. line item: an item of revenue or expenditure in a budget or other financial statement or report.

  2. line item: a budget appropriation.

  3. budget

Where this word comes from

Contraction of pos anggaran (“line item”).

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