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Meaning of "postcode" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POSTCODE

postcode  [ˈpəʊstˌkəʊd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POSTCODE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Postcode is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POSTCODE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

postcode

Postal code

A postal code is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. Once postal codes were introduced, other applications became possible. In February 2005, 117 of the 190 member countries of the Universal Postal Union had postal code systems. Countries that do not have national systems include Ireland and Ghana. Although postal codes are usually assigned to geographical areas, special codes are sometimes assigned to individual addresses or to institutions that receive large volumes of mail, such as government agencies and large commercial companies. One example is the French CEDEX system.

Definition of postcode in the English dictionary

The definition of postcode in the dictionary is a code of letters and digits used as part of a postal address to aid the sorting of mail Also called: postal code US equivalent: zip code.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POSTCODE


code
kəʊd
colour-code
ˈkʌləˌkəʊd
decode
diːˈkəʊd
encode
ɪnˈkəʊd
geocode
ˈdʒiːəʊˌkəʊd
Kozhikode
ˌkəʊʒɪˈkəʊd
macrocode
ˈmækrəʊˌkəʊd
microcode
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌkəʊd
miscode
ˌmɪsˈkəʊd
opcode
ˈɒpˌkəʊd
ostracode
ˈɒstrəˌkəʊd
precode
priːˈkəʊd
pseudocode
ˈsjuːdəʊˌkəʊd
recode
riːˈkəʊd
sarcode
ˈsɑːkəʊd
subcode
ˈsʌbˌkəʊd
transcode
trænzˈkəʊd
Unicode
ˈjuːnɪˌkəʊd
zincode
ˈzɪŋkəʊd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POSTCODE

postcard
postcava
postcaval
postclassic
postclassical
postcode discrimination
postcode lottery
postcode prescribing
postcoital
postcollege
postcollegiate
Postcomm
postconception
postconcert
postconquest
postconsonantal
postconvention
postcopulatory
postcoronary
postcoup

WORDS THAT END LIKE POSTCODE

access code
area code
bar code
binary code
character code
colour code
country code
criminal code
dress code
ethical code
genetic code
Morse code
national code
penal code
postal code
source code
STD code
stock code
tax code
zip code

Synonyms and antonyms of postcode in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «postcode» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POSTCODE

Find out the translation of postcode to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of postcode from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «postcode» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

邮政编码
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

código postal
570 millions of speakers

English

postcode
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पिन कोड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رَمْزٌ بَرِيدِيّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

индекс
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

código postal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পোস্টকোড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

code postal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kod pos
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Postleitzahl
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

郵便番号
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

우편번호
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kode pos
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mã bưu chính
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அஞ்சல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिनकोड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

posta kodu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

codice postale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kod pocztowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поштовий індекс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cod poștal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ταχυδρομικός κώδικας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

poskode
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

postnummer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

postnummer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of postcode

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POSTCODE»

The term «postcode» is very widely used and occupies the 8.915 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of postcode
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POSTCODE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «postcode» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «postcode» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about postcode

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POSTCODE»

Discover the use of postcode in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to postcode and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Postcode: The Splintering of a Nation
This book is about the distribution of poverty and inequality in Australia.
Wayne Swan, 2005
2
Postcode: Exploring the Secret Place of God
Exploring the Secret Place of God Modupe Afolabi. POSTCODE POSTCODE Exploring the Secret Place of God Modupe Afolabi.
Modupe Afolabi, 2011
3
Cash Machine Charges: Report, Together with Formal Minutes, ...
The Geography of Financial Exclusion — note for the Treasury Select Committee IN I% OF ALL POSTCODE DISTRICTS, MORE THAN 70% OF FAMILIES ARE FINANCIALLY DISENGAGED, ON LOW INCOMES: THE l0% MOST FINANCIALLY ...
‎2005
4
Competition and Regulation in the Postal and Delivery Sector
Thus, there is no rivalry from the senders' perspective – for neither geographic nor non-geographic postcodes. Nor can senders be excluded. From the senders' perspective, consequently, the postcode system is a public good (see Table 13.2) .
Michael A. Crew, Paul R. Kleindorfer, 2008
5
Geographic Information Systems: Socioeconomic Applications
A comprehensive explanation of the history and operation of the UK postcode system may be found in Raper et al. (1992). There are around 1.7 million postcodes in the UK, covering approximately 25 million mail delivery addresses. Of these ...
David Martin, 2003
6
The Skills for Life Survey: A National Needs and Impact ...
A multi-stage sample design was used with postcode sectors as the primary sampling units. Postcode sectors that contained fewer than 500 addresses were combined with an adjacent sector (the one containing the fewest addresses) prior to ...
Joel Williams, 2003
7
Linking Government Data
The release of the administrative geography gazetteer was followed shortly by publication of Linked Data for every postcode in Great Britain. Postcodes, such as SO17 1DP, are unique references and identify an average of fifteen addresses.
David Wood, 2011
8
Professional XML
... <PostCode>NE5</PostCode> <City>Newcastle</City> </PostCode> </ROOT> You can generate a basic list of all the postcodes and cities they relate to. The following XSLT produces an XML-FO to list each of the postcode elements.
Bill Evjen, Kent Sharkey, Thiru Thangarathinam, 2007
9
Sport and Social Exclusion
Notes: a Postcode lndex of Deprivation b LEl 5,6.7 were joined due to the overlapping of all three postcodes in one area using the PC2ED programme to convert 7,000 postcodes into census Enumeration Districts (EDs), entering them into the ...
Michael Frank Collins, 2003
10
The Insider's Guide to Mystery Shopping
Location Fee AAA Town or Postcode £40.00 BBB Town or Postcode £40.00 CCC Town or Postcode £40.00 DDD Town or Postcode £40.00 EEE Town or Postcode £65.00 FFF Town or Postcode £65.00 GGG Town or Postcode £65.00 HHH ...
John Smith, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POSTCODE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term postcode is used in the context of the following news items.
1
London rental prices: Renters on living wage priced out of every …
Exorbitant room rents are pricing low-paid workers out of all parts of London, as new data shows that there is no longer a single postcode in the ... «City A.M., Jul 15»
2
Joe Ayling: Kids losing out in postcode lottery
But the 'postcode lottery' is nothing new and now instead of relying on public services the College has decided to go straight to the parents with ... «Optician Online, Jul 15»
3
Flats and high-rise properties now in postcode data by allmapdata …
An invaluable new feature added by allmapdata (AMD) from Mapmechanics to its popular UK Unit Postcode Points dataset is expected to prove ... «PR Web, Jul 15»
4
Bognor Regis wins Postcode Lottery prize
Three lucky tickets from Bognor Regis scooped £1,000 each today (Friday July 24) when PO21 5TX was drawn in the Postcode Lottery. «Bognor Regis Observer, Jul 15»
5
Rents in EVERY London postcode are 'unaffordable' for workers on …
Rent in every London postcode is now “unaffordable” for low-paid workers — even those on the London Living Wage — according to a new ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
6
Residents pay the price of a postcode lottery
When I queried it I was told it was because my postcode is Blackhill, and I am nowhere near that. My window faces on to Auchinairn Road.”. «Kirkintilloch Herald, Jul 15»
7
Tiny flat in exclusive London postcode is small enough to microwave …
Exclusive postcode: the flat in Kensington (Picture: Rightmove) An online description reads: "Affording a sought-after location moments from ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
8
People's Postcode Lottery donates £5k to the Mayhew Animal Home
Sophia Casciato, the Mayhew's trusts officer, said: “We are really grateful to players of People's Postcode Lottery for this amazing grant. «Brent and Kilburn Times, Jul 15»
9
Rainhill residents to toast postcode lottery win
People's Postcode Lottery players in Rainhill will find out how much they have won on Saturday, August 1 at the National Trust's Speke Hall ... «St Helens Star, Jul 15»
10
Name change for expanding technology company Postcode Anywhere
ADDRESS management provider Postcode Anywhere, which opened a new headquarters in Diglis, Worcester a couple of years ago, is to ... «Worcester News, Jul 15»

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