sort code

British  

noun

1. a sequence of numbers printed on a cheque or embossed on a bank or building-society card that identifies the branch holding the account

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Example Sentences

In January 2023, the man received an email demanding £3,500 be paid into a bank account, with an account number and sort code provided.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

Their service runs checks similar to those supported by banks, where details for a transfer, such as the account holder's name, sort code and account number, are verified.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2025

Invoices paid to Sarah Jones were paid under the name "S Jones" to an account which had Stephanie Jones' sort code and account number.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2023

The Guardian revealed last week how fellow Cambridge resident Peter Teich, 74, lost his £193,000 inheritance after he gave his solicitor the correct account number, but made a simple error on the sort code.

From The Guardian • Dec. 14, 2019

Only then did he discover he had given the solicitor the wrong sort code.

From The Guardian • Dec. 7, 2019