money order

American  

noun

1. an order for the payment of money, as one issued by one bank or post office and payable at another.

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money order British  

noun

1. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): postal order.  a written order for the payment of a sum of money, to a named payee, obtainable and payable at a post office

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Etymology

Origin of money order

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

Around the same time, her father noticed transactions for money orders that had been taken out of their account.

From Los Angeles Times

Tenants, many needing wheelchairs or walkers to get around, had to trek across the campus to a nearby bank to get money orders.

From Los Angeles Times

According to the indictment, he also used trust money to purchase postal money orders to pay the church’s rent.

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A subsequent audit revealed that approximately 5,100 of those 10,000 money order forms were missing.

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Post office, a service veterans often use to get money orders for rent, was not included.

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