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zip code

or ZIP code, Zip code

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

1960–65, Americanism;Z(one)I(mprovement)P(rogram)

Words nearby zip code

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Definition for zip code (2 of 2)

zip-code

or ZIP-code, Zip-code

[ zip-kohd ]
/ ˈzɪpˌkoʊd /

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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Words related to zip code

postal code, zip, postcode

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British Dictionary definitions for zip code

zip code

noun

the US equivalent of postcode

Word Origin for zip code

C20: from z (one) i (mprovement) p (lan)
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