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

Examples of money order in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The levy applies when a sender funds a transfer with cash, a money order or a cashier’s check; transfers funded from bank accounts or cards are exempt. — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Campbell and the other accomplice would hop from post office to post office to cash the money orders. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026

In order to secure the funds, the family members submitted fake financial instruments and money orders, continuing to do so even after the IRS sent them letters telling them to stop, according to the statement. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026

The suspects would then steal money from the victims' accounts and use it for money orders, personal purchases and deposits into their own accounts, the DA's office said. — Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 21 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1802, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for money order

• boarder
• border
• corder
• warder
• camcorder
• disorder
• recorder
• reorder
• suborder
• transborder

Kids Definition

money order

noun

: a written order purchased for a fee (as from a bank) to pay a particular amount of money to a specified person or company

Legal Definition

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 issuing organization