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money order
noun
: an order issued by a post office, bank, or telegraph office for payment of a specified sum of money usually at any branch of the organization
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The post office, on the lower floor of the West Mall Office Building, provides services such as passport photos, post office box rentals, money orders, priority mail, greeting cards and stamps.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Jan. 2024
If approved, Document Solutions can provide all the services the post office offers ― including money orders and post office box rentals ― except passport services.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Jan. 2024
It can be ordered by sending your name and mailing address plus a check or money order for $8 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby Letters Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Post office, a service veterans often use to get money orders for rent, was not included.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1802, in the meaning defined above
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“Money order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/money%20order. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
money order
noun
: a written order purchased for a fee (as from a bank) to pay a particular amount of money to a specified person or company
Legal Definition
money order
noun
: an order issued by a post office, bank, or telegraph office for payment of a specified sum of money usually at any branch of the issuing organization
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