institutioncode
nounUK /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃən kəʊd/
US /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃən koʊd/
A special set of letters or numbers that names a school, bank, or other big group.
Please write your institutioncode on the top of the form.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A short label used by a company to tell one office or branch apart from another.
Each branch has its own institutioncode so payments go to the right place.
3. A code that a hospital or clinic uses to identify itself when sending records.
The nurse typed the institutioncode before sending the patient's file.
4. A number that a government gives to a charity or public group.
Donors can look up the charity's institutioncode on the official website.