postcode lottery
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postcode lottery — noun (inf) a situation in which the provision of services such as medical treatment or education, rather than being uniform everywhere, varies in quality according to where people live • • • Main Entry: ↑post * * * postcode lottery UK US noun… … Useful english dictionary
postcode lottery — UK US noun [S] UK SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ► a situation in which the level of the quality of health care, education, etc. that people receive is different in different areas of the UK: »Mobile MRI scanning machines may help end the postcode lottery … Financial and business terms
Postcode lottery — In the United Kingdom, the term postcode lottery refers to the way the allocation of postcodes, which often bears little relation to local government boundaries, can affect such things as insurance prices.Postcodes were devised solely for the… … Wikipedia
postcode lottery — UK / US noun [singular] British showing disapproval a situation in which people in different areas of the UK receive different things from a public service such as health care … English dictionary
UK Postcode Lottery — The People s Postcode Lottery (sometimes referred to as the UK Postcode Lottery) is a lottery in the United Kingdom, launched in the north east of England on 31 August 2005. The lottery has since expanded across Scotland and the rest of Great… … Wikipedia
People's Postcode Lottery — The People’s Postcode Lottery is the first charity lottery to be launched in Scotland. It represents a unique concept whereby players play with their postcode and win with their neighbours, while supporting some of Scotland’s most worthwhile… … Wikipedia
National Postcode Lottery — The National Postcode Lottery may refer to serval lottery systems: UK Postcode Lottery Dutch National Postcode Lottery This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here … Wikipedia
Lottery (disambiguation) — Lottery can refer to: * Lottery a game of chance often used in gambling * NBA Lottery a lottery used to determine draft order in the National Basketball Association * Postcode lottery a phrase used in the United Kingdom to describe the… … Wikipedia
Postcode Challenge — Infobox Television show name = caption = Get Your Road on the Show show name = Postcode Challenge format = Quiz show rating = picture format = 16:9 runtime = 30 minutes (including adverts) creator = location = Pacific Quay Studios, Glasgow,… … Wikipedia
Nationale Postcode Loterij — Agency overview Headquarters Amsterdam, Netherlands … Wikipedia
