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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Two men followed a 70-year-old man into his apartment building and robbed him in the elevator, stealing $485 in cash and two blank, unsigned money orders — one for $542, the other for $9 — according to a review of the case that the prosecutor’s office released Monday.
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Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 17 Mar. 2026
That same day, Windley used one of the money orders to buy a $379 stove at a Brownsville appliance store.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
The thieves put Ross in a chokehold and took money orders, cash, and a bank book from him, prosecutors said in a report released Monday.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
Rose was given a money order for the restitution Friday.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
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Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 17 Mar. 2026
That same day, Windley used one of the money orders to buy a $379 stove at a Brownsville appliance store.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
The thieves put Ross in a chokehold and took money orders, cash, and a bank book from him, prosecutors said in a report released Monday.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
Rose was given a money order for the restitution Friday.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Money order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/money%20order. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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