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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Those who wish to pay without incurring those fees will need to mail a check or money order, provide cash or money order at a payment kiosk, or set up their online or auto pay directly from a bank account.
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
The small fee is paid by credit card or money order.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 1 Jan. 2026
Items not valid for the senior and discount included prescriptions, alcohol, tobacco, phone services, transit passes, postage, Arizona Lottery tickets, event tickets, fuel, gift cards, money orders and Western Union services.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Note that the e-visa site shows both check and money order as options, but checks are only for agencies.
—AFAR Media, 13 Oct. 2025
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
The small fee is paid by credit card or money order.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 1 Jan. 2026
Items not valid for the senior and discount included prescriptions, alcohol, tobacco, phone services, transit passes, postage, Arizona Lottery tickets, event tickets, fuel, gift cards, money orders and Western Union services.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Note that the e-visa site shows both check and money order as options, but checks are only for agencies.
—AFAR Media, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Money order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/money%20order. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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