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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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