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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Note that the e-visa site shows both check and money order as options, but checks are only for agencies.
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AFAR Media, 13 Oct. 2025
The new tax will apply to specific transactions made with cash, money orders, cashier’s checks or similar physical instruments.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
That includes traveler’s checks, money orders, or foreign currency.
—Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Her mother didn't have a bank account, so paying bills meant going to the post office to purchase money orders.
—Terry Gross, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
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AFAR Media, 13 Oct. 2025
The new tax will apply to specific transactions made with cash, money orders, cashier’s checks or similar physical instruments.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
That includes traveler’s checks, money orders, or foreign currency.
—Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Her mother didn't have a bank account, so paying bills meant going to the post office to purchase money orders.
—Terry Gross, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for money order
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“Money order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/money%20order. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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