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発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈpəʊs(t)kəʊd/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈpoʊs(t)ˌkoʊd/
• ハイフネーション: post‧code

名詞

postcode (plural postcodes)

1. (UK, Ireland) A sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address to aid the sorting and delivery of post or mail.
   1. (by extension) The region denoted by such a sequence.
      • 2007 July 3, Polly Toynbee, “If Chelsea were under water, it would be taken seriously”, in The Guardian:

        The Environment Agency says it is mainly the most deprived postcodes that are the most flood-prone.

2. (Australia, New Zealand) A four-digit number added to a postal address to sort and deliver mail.

派生語

• postcode lottery
• postcode war

参考

• postal code
• zip code (for US addresses)

動詞

postcode (third-person singular simple present postcodes, present participle postcoding, simple past and past participle postcoded)

1. (UK) To give a postcode to; to mark with a postcode.

アナグラム

• topcodes