postcode — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address to aid the sorting and delivery of post or mail.

   Usage

   • Ireland
   • UK usage

2. 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.

   Usage

   • Ireland
   • UK usage
   • broadly

   Examples

   The Environment Agency says it is mainly the most deprived postcodes that are the most flood-prone.

3. A four-digit number added to a postal address to sort and deliver mail.

   Usage

   • Australia
   • New-Zealand

Verb

1. To give a postcode to; to mark with a postcode.

   Usage

   • UK usage
   • Transitive

Noun

1. a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail

   Synonyms

   ZIP codeZIPpostal code

   Broader terms

   code