zip code

(also ZIP Code)

noun [C] US (UK postcode)

Definition

› COMMUNICATIONS a short series of numbers that is part of an address, and shows where a place is: legislation targets the neediest areas by zip codes.

(Definition of zip code noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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