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zip code
or ZIP code, Zip code
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noun
a system used in the U.S. to facilitate the delivery of mail, consisting of a five- or nine-digit code printed directly after the address, the first five digits (initial code ) indicating the state and post office or postal zone, the last four (expanded code ) the box section or number, portion of a rural route, building, or other specific delivery location.
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Origin of zip code
1960â65, Americanism;Z(one)I(mprovement)P(rogram)
Words nearby zip code
Zionism, Zion, Mount, Zion National Park, zip, Zipangu, zip code, zip fastener, zip gun, zip-in, zipline, Ziploc
Other definitions for zip code (2 of 2)
zip-code
or ZIP-code, Zip-code
[ zip-kohd ]
/ ËzÉȘpËkoÊd /
verb (used with object), zip-cod·ed, zip-cod·ing.
to provide or mark with a zip code: Zip-code all mail.
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British Dictionary definitions for zip code
Word Origin for zip code
C20: from z (one) i (mprovement) p (lan)
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