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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LeBlanc would turn in purportedly genuine invoices for postal service expenses, and clerks would issue money orders, the news release said.
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Sara Schilling, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
Legal mail, money orders, checks, and other official or privileged correspondence should not be sent to the Phoenix, MD address and must continue to be mailed directly to the jail in accordance with existing policies, the sheriff’s office said.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
Monthly payments can be made via direct debit, payroll deduction, check, money order, or credit card.
—True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The more secure methods — cashier’s checks, money orders, or online payment providers — can be inconvenient or carry costs that cut into the profit landlords make on their rent.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
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Sara Schilling, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
Legal mail, money orders, checks, and other official or privileged correspondence should not be sent to the Phoenix, MD address and must continue to be mailed directly to the jail in accordance with existing policies, the sheriff’s office said.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
Monthly payments can be made via direct debit, payroll deduction, check, money order, or credit card.
—True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The more secure methods — cashier’s checks, money orders, or online payment providers — can be inconvenient or carry costs that cut into the profit landlords make on their rent.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 6 Apr. 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 22 Jun. 2025.
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