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zip code
1or ZIP code, Zip code
noun
- a system used in the U.S. to facilitate the delivery of mail, consisting of a five- or nine-digit code printed directly after the address, the first five digits initial code indicating the state and post office or postal zone, the last four expanded code the box section or number, portion of a rural route, building, or other specific delivery location.
zip-code
2or ZIP-code, Zip-code
[ zip-kohd ]
verb (used with object)
, zip-cod·ed, zip-cod·ing.
- to provide or mark with a zip code:
Zip-code all mail.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of zip code1
An Americanism first recorded in 1960–65, Z(one) I(mprovement) P(rogram)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of zip code1
C20: from z ( one ) i ( mprovement ) p ( lan )
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Example Sentences
“Type in your ZIP code and blood drives close to you will come up,” Dudley said.
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Such sightings are not uncommon in 32799, the most active ZIP Code in Florida for close encounters of the ursine kind.
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But add her zip code into the mix, and it becomes a plotline straight out of a Tom Clancy thriller.
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Mullins also noted contemptously that the zip code from which McAuliffe had raised the most money was 90210.
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It is routine for store clerks to ask for a zip code and email address when you buy a pair of jeans at the mall.
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