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Topic: MAIL

Date: 1900-2000
Origin: zone improvement plan

zip code

 noun
     
zip code [countable]
American EnglishTCM a number that you write at the end of an address on an envelope, package etc. The zip code shows the exact area where someone lives and helps the post office deliver the post more quickly [= postcode British English]
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address airmail certified mail c/o correspond correspondence correspondent cover letter direct mail enclose enclosure envelope esquire express express mail first class first-class forward FPO frank junk mail love letter mail mailbox mailer mailing list mailman manila money order nr parcel parcel post pcm PO PO Box post(n) post(v) postage postal postal order postcard postcode postman postmaster post office post office box postscript pp. PPS PS redirect register RR sae SASE second class sender snail mail stamp(n) stamp(v) valentine X zip code

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