postcode
/ˈpəʊs(t)kəʊd/
Etymology
From post + code.
postcode means A sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address to aid the sorting and delivery of post or mail. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
postcode is pronounced /ˈpəʊs(t)kəʊd/.
noun
- A sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address to aid the sorting and delivery of post or mail.
- A sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address to aid the sorting and delivery of post or mail.; The region denoted by such a sequence.“The Environment Agency says it is mainly the most deprived postcodes that are the most flood-prone.”
- A four-digit number added to a postal address to sort and deliver mail.
verb
- To give a postcode to; to mark with a postcode.