topcode

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noun

An upper income threshold beyond which census responses are censored, to prevent very wealthy individuals from being identified by their income.

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Meanings

nountopcode (plural topcodes)

plural topcodes

  1. USAn upper income threshold beyond which census responses are censored, to prevent very wealthy individuals from being identified by their income.
verbtopcode (third-person singular simple present topcodes, present participle topcoding, simple past and past participle topcoded)

present singular third person topcodes · participle present topcoding · participle past topcoded · past topcoded

  1. UStransitiveTo censor a census response in this way.

Origin

From top + code.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

topcode. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/topcode

MLA

“topcode.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/topcode. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “topcode,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/topcode.

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