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

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

Donations are able to be accepted online by credit card or by sending in a check and money order. —Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025

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