postcode
See also: postal code
English
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpəʊs(t)kəʊd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpoʊs(t)ˌkoʊd/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Hyphenation: post‧code
Noun
editpostcode (plural postcodes)
- (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address to aid the sorting and delivery of post or mail.
- (by extension) The region denoted by a postcode.
- 2007 July 3, Polly Toynbee, “If Chelsea were under water, it would be taken seriously”, in The Guardian:
- The Environment Agency says it is mainly the most deprived postcodes that are the most flood-prone.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editsequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
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region
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See also
edit- postal code
- zip code (for US addresses)
Verb
editpostcode (third-person singular simple present postcodes, present participle postcoding, simple past and past participle postcoded)
- (UK) To give a postcode to; to mark with a postcode.
Anagrams
editDutch
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editNoun
editpostcode m (plural postcodes)
- a postcode, a postal code
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