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

Confirmation of Payee is the process that checks the sort code and account number against the name of the intended recipient.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 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

Peter Teich, 74, from Cambridge gave his solicitor the wrong sort code and the money was mistakenly transferred to another Barclays customers account, who refused to return it.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2019

"I provided the sort code of the wrong Barclays branch. But my error fades into near insignificance when considered in the context of Barclays' conduct."

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2019

The money went straight to another Barclays customer, also in the Cambridge area who, alarmingly, had an account with the same number as Teich, though a slightly different sort code.

From The Guardian • Dec. 7, 2019