money order

noun

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

money order

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of money order¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

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

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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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Dewayne Jr. also was accused of paying his rent with the bogus money orders and he was convicted of threatening his landlord — who had testified against him before a grand jury — while on pretrial release.

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