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    zip code

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Mail
    ˈzip code ●●○ noun [countable]  American EnglishTCM a number that you write at the end of an address on an envelope, package etc. The zip code shows the exact area where someone lives and helps the post office deliver the post more quickly. 邮政编码 SYN British English postcode
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    zip code• The records will be sorted by zip code and displayed on the screen.• Especially strong was Marin County, where every single zip code bounced back, sometimes in spectacular fashion.• Today, their zip code boasts the most expensive residential real estate in the Bay Area.    From Longman Business Dictionaryzip codeˈzip code noun [countable] American English a number that you put below the address on an envelope to help the postal service deliver the mail more quicklySYN BrE postcodeOrigin ZIP code (1900-2000) zone improvement plan
    ˈzip code nounChineseSyllable
    Business a Corpus write the number you that at


    zip code
    ˈzip code noun [countable]
     Date: 1900-2000
     Origin: zone improvement plan
    American English a number that you write at the end of an address on an envelope, package etc. The zip code shows the exact area where someone lives and helps the post office deliver the post more quickly.
       SYN  postcode British English


    zip codeBrE /ˈzɪp kəʊd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈzɪp koʊd/ 🔊 (also ZIP code) (US) nouna group of numbers that are used as part of an address so that post/mail can be separated into groups and delivered more quickly 邮政编码；邮编  ➡  see also postcode