"zip code" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈzɪp koʊd/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-zip code.wav Forms: zip codes [plural]
Etymology: From ZIP Code, a trademark of the United States Postal Service, from ZIP (“Zone Improvement Plan”), introduced 1963. Head templates: {{en-noun}} zip code (plural zip codes)
  1. (US) A postal code, especially for addresses served by the US Postal Service, consisting of a five- or nine-figure number. Tags: US Categories (topical): Post Synonyms: zip, ZIP, zipcode, ZIP Code, ZIP code, Zip Code, Zip code Derived forms: have one's own zip code
    Sense id: en-zip_code-en-noun-z94boH3P Disambiguation of Post: 36 29 21 3 10 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English genericized trademarks, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Navajo translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 34 26 9 2 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 30 34 27 7 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 32 28 9 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 33 27 10 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 34 29 7 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 31 32 26 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 28 31 29 9 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 31 32 27 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Navajo translations: 31 32 27 8 3
  2. (US, by extension) Any postal code. Tags: US, broadly Synonyms: postal code, postcode
    Sense id: en-zip_code-en-noun-L11vQJ7G Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English genericized trademarks, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Navajo translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 34 26 9 2 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 30 34 27 7 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 32 28 9 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 33 27 10 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 34 29 7 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 31 32 26 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 28 31 29 9 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 31 32 27 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Navajo translations: 31 32 27 8 3
  3. (Philippines) A postal code, especially for addresses served by PhilPost, consisting of a four-figure number. Tags: Philippines
    Sense id: en-zip_code-en-noun-yRauxNQb Categories (other): Philippine English, English entries with incorrect language header, English genericized trademarks, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Navajo translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 34 26 9 2 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 30 34 27 7 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 32 28 9 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 33 27 10 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 34 29 7 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 31 32 26 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 28 31 29 9 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 31 32 27 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Navajo translations: 31 32 27 8 3
  4. (sports, by extension) A grouping of athletes or teams with similar skill level. Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-zip_code-en-noun-t8YYz-FT Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (US postal code): zip-koodi (Finnish), ジップコード (jippu kōdo) (Japanese), 짚 코드 (jip kodeu) (Korean), kéyah binahósʼaʼ bibéézh (Navajo), nahósʼaʼ bibéézh (Navajo)
Disambiguation of 'US postal code': 31 37 29 3

Verb

IPA: /ˈzɪp koʊd/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-zip code.wav Forms: zip codes [present, singular, third-person], zip coding [participle, present], zip coded [participle, past], zip coded [past]
Etymology: From ZIP Code, a trademark of the United States Postal Service, from ZIP (“Zone Improvement Plan”), introduced 1963. Head templates: {{en-verb}} zip code (third-person singular simple present zip codes, present participle zip coding, simple past and past participle zip coded)
  1. (transitive) To provide with, or allocate to, a zip code. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-zip_code-en-verb-FlQmFVkw

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "zipcode"
    },
    {
      "word": "ZIP Code"
    },
    {
      "word": "ZIP code"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zip Code"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zip code"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "US postal code",
      "word": "zip-koodi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jippu kōdo",
      "sense": "US postal code",
      "word": "ジップコード"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jip kodeu",
      "sense": "US postal code",
      "word": "짚 코드"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "US postal code",
      "word": "kéyah binahósʼaʼ bibéézh"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "US postal code",
      "word": "nahósʼaʼ bibéézh"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "United States Postal Service",
    "ZIP Code",
    "Zone Improvement Plan"
  ],
  "word": "zip code"
}

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    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English nouns",
    "English verbs",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Korean translations",
    "Terms with Navajo translations",
    "en:Post"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ZIP Code, a trademark of the United States Postal Service, from ZIP (“Zone Improvement Plan”), introduced 1963.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "zip codes",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zip coding",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zip coded",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zip coded",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To provide with, or allocate to, a zip code."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To provide with, or allocate to, a zip code."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈzɪp koʊd/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "zipcode"
    },
    {
      "word": "ZIP Code"
    },
    {
      "word": "ZIP code"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zip Code"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zip code"
    }
  ],
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    "United States Postal Service",
    "ZIP Code",
    "Zone Improvement Plan"
  ],
  "word": "zip code"
}

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