postal code

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noun

British. postcode.
Canadian. a mailing code system similar to the zip code in the U.S. and the postcode in Britain.

Origin of postal code

First recorded in 1965–70

Words nearby postal code

postage meter, postage stamp, postage-stamp, postal, postal card, postal code, postal delivery zone, postal note, postal order, postal savings bank, postal stationery

Words related to postal code

zip, postcode

British Dictionary definitions for postal code

postal code

noun

Canadian a code of letters and digits used as part of a postal address to aid the sorting of mail Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): postcode US equivalent: zip code