postcode

postcode — post‧code [ˈpəʊstkəʊd ǁ ˈpoʊstkoʊd] also ˈpostal code noun [countable] a series of letters and numbers showing exactly where a building is. Postcodes are used so that post can be delivered more quickly. Insurance companies also use postcodes to… …   Financial and business terms

postcode — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a group of letters and numbers added to a postal address to assist the sorting of mail …   English terms dictionary

postcode — [pōst′kōd΄] n. Brit. a code of numbers and letters used as part of a mailing address: also post code …   English World dictionary

postcode — 1. noun /ˈpəʊs(t)kəʊd/ a) A sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address to aid the sorting and delivery of post / mail. b) The region denoted by a postcode. 2 …   Wiktionary

postcode — UK [ˈpəʊs(t)ˌkəʊd] / US [ˈpoʊs(t)ˌkoʊd] noun [countable] Word forms postcode : singular postcode plural postcodes British a group of numbers, or letters and numbers, that you write at the end of a person s address to help the postman find the… …   English dictionary

postcode — post|code [ˈpəustkəud US ˈpoustkoud] n BrE a group of numbers and letters that you write at the end of an address on an envelope, package etc. The postcode shows the exact area where someone lives and helps the post office deliver the post more… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

postcode — [[t]po͟ʊstkoʊd[/t]] postcodes also post code N COUNT Your postcode is a short sequence of numbers and letters at the end of your address, which helps the post office to sort the mail. [BRIT] (in AM, use zip code) …   English dictionary

postcode — noun Date: 1967 a code (as of numbers and letters) used similarly to the zip code especially in the United Kingdom and Australia …   New Collegiate Dictionary

postcode — /pohst kohd /, n. Brit. an official post office code, similar to the U.S. zip code, that adds numbers and letters to addresses to expedite mail delivery. Also called postal code. [1965 70; POST3 + CODE] * * * …   Universalium

postcode — post|code [ poust,koud ] noun count BRITISH a ZIP CODE …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

postcode — n. zip code, numerical code unique to a town or region used to help facilitate mail delivery …   English contemporary dictionary