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Zip code
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of ZIP Code. alt-of, alternative
- 1 Uncommon form of zip code. form-of, uncommon
- 2 A postal code, especially for addresses served by the US Postal Service, consisting of a five- or nine-figure number. US
"90210 was a television show popular in the 1990s about a group of high school students and their families who all lived in the zip code 90210 in Beverly Hills, California, an affluent suburb of Los Angeles."
- 3 Alternative form of zip code. alt-of, alternative
"New York State had two ZIP codes in the top 10 nationally, both in the Hamptons, famous for its high-end beachfront properties."
- 4 Alternative form of ZIP Code. alt-of, alternative
- 5 a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail wordnet
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- 6 Any postal code. US, broadly
"For example, the foreign zip code H24 JZL is most certainly not a number."
- 7 A postal code, especially for addresses served by PhilPost, consisting of a four-figure number. Philippines
- 8 A grouping of athletes or teams with similar skill level. broadly
"Wallace and Brewer are almost certain to finish 1-2 in some order – no one else is even in the same zip code."
- 1 To provide with, or allocate to, a zip code. transitive
Etymology
Trademark of United States Postal Service, from ZIP (“Zone Improvement Plan”), introduced 1963.
From ZIP Code, a trademark of the United States Postal Service, from ZIP (“Zone Improvement Plan”), introduced 1963.
From ZIP Code, a trademark of the United States Postal Service, from ZIP (“Zone Improvement Plan”), introduced 1963.
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