"postage code" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: postage codes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} postage code (plural postage codes)
  1. An (often handwritten) alphanumeric matrix proving paid postage, used in place of postage stamps. Categories (topical): Post Related terms: postcode, postal code Translations (postage): portokod (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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