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Definition of money order
: 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
Examples of money order in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web Please include the cover date of the issue, and a check or an international postal money order payable to The New Yorker.
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Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, "Frequently Asked Questions," 12 June 2020 The impact of the attack has prevented some banks, such as HSBC, from being able to take travel money orders.
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Helene Fouquet, Bloomberg.com, "Travelex Crippled Since New Year’s Eve by Ransomware Attack," 15 May 2020 The men, now in their 60s, were convicted of murder in 1975 for the shooting of money order collector Harold Franks at what was then the Fairmont Cut Rate Store at Fairhill and Petrarca roads on the city’s East Side.
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Eric Heisig, cleveland, "Cleveland to pay $18 million to trio who spent decades in prison for wrongful 1975 murder convictions," 8 May 2020 His staff members accompany tenants to doctor’s appointments and teach them how to get money orders for rent.
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NBC News, "'Housing is not the end': Former homeless struggle to adapt," 16 Feb. 2020 The resident bought five money order cards, totaling $2,000, and read the activation numbers over the phone to the person.
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Kimberly Fornek, chicagotribune.com, "Hinsdale police blotter: Alert bank teller prevents fraudulent withdrawal," 10 Oct. 2019 The booklets can be ordered by sending your name and address, plus check or money order for $16 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby -- Cookbooklet Set, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447.
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Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, "Dear Abby: Reader requests Abby’s baked bean recipe," 13 May 2020 Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $16 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby, Cookbooklet Set, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447.
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Abigail Van Buren, Houston Chronicle, "Marriage crumbling as couple’s communication becomes bitter," 28 Mar. 2020 It can be ordered by sending your name and address, plus a check or money order for $8 (U.S. funds) to Dear Abby Anger Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447.
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Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, "Dear Abby: Man’s explosive, angry outbursts are cause for concern," 15 Jan. 2020
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