Words / B1

POHSTK-ohd/ˈpəʊstkəʊd/

A postcode is the UK mix of letters and numbers that pinpoints an address for the Royal Mail (for example M1 1AE). US zip code is digits only. You need a postcode for deliveries, satnav, and many online forms. It is also written post code, and you give a full postcode.

Meaning

A group of letters and numbers that marks a UK address for the post (US zip code).

Examples

• “Put the postcode on the parcel or it may not arrive.”
• “Type the postcode into the satnav, not just the street name.”
• “The shop asked for a postcode even though we were paying cash at the till.”

Good to know

a postcode (UK). US: a zip code. Contrast: a house number / a street name. Letters and numbers.

Near in meaning

zip code

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