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postcodes

postcodes is the plural of postcode.

postcodes is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

Questions about postcodes

What is postcodes the plural of?
Postcodes is the plural of postcode.

Words near postcodes in the dictionary

  1. postcode sector
  2. postcode unit
  3. postcode war
  4. postcode wars
  5. postcoded
  6. postcodes
  7. postcoding
  8. postcognition
  9. postcognitions
  10. postcoital
  11. postcoital dysphoria

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