name
Meaning 1
Alternative form of ZIP Code.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Meaning relationships
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Phrase guide
ZIP Code
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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US: /ˈzɪp koʊd/
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noun
Meaning 2
Uncommon form of zip code.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, uncommon
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noun
Meaning 3
A postal code, especially for addresses served by the US Postal Service, consisting of a five- or nine-figure number.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: zip
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: postal code, postcode
noun
Meaning 4
Any postal code.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, broadly
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: postal code, postcode
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
A postal code, especially for addresses served by PhilPost, consisting of a four-figure number.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Philippines
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noun
Meaning 6
A grouping of athletes or teams with similar skill level.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
Examples
- Wallace and Brewer are almost certain to finish 1-2 in some order – no one else is even in the same zip code.
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noun
Meaning 7
Alternative form of zip code.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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verb
Meaning 8
To provide with, or allocate to, a zip code.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
Meaning 9
a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ZIP, postcode, postal code
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: code
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: zip-koodi — US postal code
- Japanese: ジップコード (jippu kōdo) — US postal code
- Korean: 짚 코드 (jip kodeu) — US postal code
- Navajo: kéyah binahósʼaʼ bibéézh — US postal code
- Navajo: nahósʼaʼ bibéézh — US postal code
- Polish: kod pocztowy — US postal code
- Spanish: código postal — US postal code