postcode
noun
post·code
ˈpōs(t)-ˌkōd 
: a code (as of numbers and letters) used similarly to the zip code especially in the United Kingdom and Australia
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Then the side-foot finish to beat the goalkeeper, the only opposition player still in the same postcode.
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Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Indeed, fragmentation of access compounds existing challenges by creating a postcode lottery for innovation.
—Kath MacKay, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Because grief does not respect titles, postcodes or calendars.
—Belal Aftab, Mercury News, 13 July 2025
The very specific territorial allegiance of Londoners to their postcodes was important to the show’s original identity.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Indeed, fragmentation of access compounds existing challenges by creating a postcode lottery for innovation.
—Kath MacKay, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Because grief does not respect titles, postcodes or calendars.
—Belal Aftab, Mercury News, 13 July 2025
The very specific territorial allegiance of Londoners to their postcodes was important to the show’s original identity.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for postcode
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“Postcode.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postcode. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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