English

Noun

postcode ‎(plural postcodes)

1. (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address to aid the sorting and delivery of post / mail.
2. (by extension) The region denoted by a postcode.
   • 2007 July 3, Polly Toynbee, “If Chelsea were under water, it would be taken seriously”, in The Guardian:

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

Derived terms

• postcode lottery

See also

• postal code (hypernym)
• zip code (for US addresses)

Translations

Verb

postcode ‎(third-person singular simple present postcodes, present participle postcoding, simple past and past participle postcoded)

1. (Britain) To give a postcode to; to mark with a postcode.