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

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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 The company started out in 1940 as Travelers Express, which specialized in money orders, and was acquired by Greyhound to be part of the bus company’s suite of services. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for money order

Word History

First Known Use

1802, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of money order was in 1802

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“Money order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/money%20order. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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
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