postcode

See also: postal code

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From post + codeCategory:English compound terms#POSTCODE.

Pronunciation

Noun

postcode (plural postcodes)Category:English lemmas#POSTCODECategory:English nouns#POSTCODECategory:English countable nouns#POSTCODECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#POSTCODECategory:Pages with entries#POSTCODECategory:Pages with 2 entries#POSTCODE

  1. (UKCategory:British English#POSTCODE, IrelandCategory:Irish English#POSTCODE) A sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address to aid the sorting and delivery of post or mail.
    1. (by extension) The region denoted by such a sequence.
      • 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.
        Category:English terms with quotations#POSTCODE
  2. (AustraliaCategory:Australian English#POSTCODE, New ZealandCategory:New Zealand English#POSTCODE) A four-digit number added to a postal address to sort and deliver mail.

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Verb

postcode (third-person singular simple present postcodes, present participle postcoding, simple past and past participle postcoded)Category:English lemmas#POSTCODECategory:English verbs#POSTCODECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#POSTCODECategory:Pages with entries#POSTCODECategory:Pages with 2 entries#POSTCODE

  1. (UKCategory:British English#POSTCODE, transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#POSTCODE) To give a postcode to; to mark with a postcode.

Anagrams

Category:en:Post#POSTCODE

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of post + codeCategory:Dutch compound terms#POSTCODE.

Pronunciation

Noun

postcode m (plural postcodes, no diminutive)Category:Dutch lemmas#POSTCODECategory:Dutch nouns#POSTCODECategory:Dutch nouns with plural in -s#POSTCODECategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#POSTCODECategory:Dutch masculine nouns#POSTCODECategory:Pages with entries#POSTCODECategory:Pages with 2 entries#POSTCODE

  1. a postcode, a postal code
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