Zip code
name, noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 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
- 1 Alternative form of ZIP Code. alt-of, alternative
Example
More examples"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."
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.