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post code

post code is the alternative form of postcode.

Meaning of postcode

Noun

postcode (plural postcodes)

  1. (Ireland, UK) A sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address to aid the sorting and delivery of post or mail.
    1. (Ireland, UK, broadly) The region denoted by such a sequence.
      • The Environment Agency says it is mainly the most deprived postcodes that are the most flood-prone.2007 July 3, Polly Toynbee, “If Chelsea were under water, it would be taken seriously”, in The Guardian
  2. (Australia, New Zealand) A four-digit number added to a postal address to sort and deliver mail.

See all 4 meanings of postcode

Forms of post code

pluralpost codes

Questions about post code

What is post code the alternative form of?
Post code is the alternative form of postcode.

Words near post code in the dictionary

  1. post captains
  2. post card
  3. post cards
  4. post chaise
  5. post chaises
  6. post code
  7. post codes
  8. post conception
  9. post count
  10. post counts
  11. post Covid

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Adapted from Wiktionary: post code (page history and authors); postcode (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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