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postcode — post‧code [ˈpəʊstkəʊd ǁ ˈpoʊstkoʊd] also ˈpostal code noun [countable] a series of letters and numbers showing exactly where a building is. Postcodes are used so that post can be delivered more quickly. Insurance companies also use postcodes to… … Financial and business terms
postcode — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a group of letters and numbers added to a postal address to assist the sorting of mail … English terms dictionary
postcode — [pōst′kōd΄] n. Brit. a code of numbers and letters used as part of a mailing address: also post code … English World dictionary
postcode — UK [ˈpəʊs(t)ˌkəʊd] / US [ˈpoʊs(t)ˌkoʊd] noun [countable] Word forms postcode : singular postcode plural postcodes British a group of numbers, or letters and numbers, that you write at the end of a person s address to help the postman find the… … English dictionary
postcode — post|code [ˈpəustkəud US ˈpoustkoud] n BrE a group of numbers and letters that you write at the end of an address on an envelope, package etc. The postcode shows the exact area where someone lives and helps the post office deliver the post more… … Dictionary of contemporary English
postcode — [[t]po͟ʊstkoʊd[/t]] postcodes also post code N COUNT Your postcode is a short sequence of numbers and letters at the end of your address, which helps the post office to sort the mail. [BRIT] (in AM, use zip code) … English dictionary
Postcode Anywhere — is a UK based web service provider specialising in Software as a Service (SaaS). It is one of the most successful SaaS companies in the UK, having amassed a substantial customer base and web presence largely through its postcode lookup software… … Wikipedia
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 3000 — was a planning policy for Melbourne, Australia coordinated by the City of Melbourne and supported by the state government, then under the newly elected Premier Jeff Kennett (LIB) .The policy, which began in 1992, was aimed at increasing… … Wikipedia
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
