postcode
(UK, Irish) A sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address to aid the sorting and delivery of post or mail.
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Hulpdiensten zijn uitgerukt naar Rotterdam, postcode 3068JJ, voor een onbekend incident. Verdere details volgen.
The Full candidate lists and party manifestos are linked in the Clarion piece posted at the top of this thread. You can also chek out whocanivotefor.co.uk if you're not sure who's standing in your postcode. Here's t…
Right people... It's time for direct action. We have the postcode and their address, I suggest we all use Amazon (others are available) to send the palace a packet of biscuits. Once they are buried under custard cre…
Lucky residents win big in latest Postcode Lottery draw
...precisely what a centralised fund was supposed to tackle, after the inequities and literal postcode lottery of local authority DSA.
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(UK, Irish) A sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address to aid the sorting and delivery of post or mail.
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(Australia, New Zealand) A four-digit number added to a postal address to sort and deliver mail.
“...precisely what a centralised fund was supposed to tackle, after the inequities and literal postcode lottery of local authority DSA.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“He was a right pain in my English arse. Defended like a wild dog, and kicked any penalty in the same postcode”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Same here (PE postcode) and it's been like this for months. Privatisation eh?”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(UK, transitive) To give a postcode to; to mark with a postcode.
“Hulpdiensten zijn uitgerukt naar Rotterdam, postcode 3068JJ, voor een onbekend incident. Verdere details volgen.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The Full candidate lists and party manifestos are linked in the Clarion piece posted at the top of this thread. You can also chek out whocanivotefor.co.uk if you're not sure who's standing in your postcode. Here's to democracy ✊🏽 Cast your votes well, Oxfordshire 🗳️”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Right people... It's time for direct action. We have the postcode and their address, I suggest we all use Amazon (others are available) to send the palace a packet of biscuits. Once they are buried under custard creams someone will understand the reach of social media”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Lucky residents win big in latest Postcode Lottery draw”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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Indian English term for a postal index number — the Indian postal code system (PIN stands for Postal Index Number). In Indian English usage, 'pincode' functions exactly as 'postcode' does in British English or 'zip code' in American English, used in addresses to specify postal delivery zones.