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Recent Examples of money order
The small fee is paid by credit card or money order.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 1 Jan. 2026
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
Envelope full of cash and a personal money order for daycare payment.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Alimony payments must be in cash or a cash equivalent, like a check or money order.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 1 Jan. 2026
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
Envelope full of cash and a personal money order for daycare payment.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Alimony payments must be in cash or a cash equivalent, like a check or money order.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for money order
Recent Examples of Synonyms for money order
Noun
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Trump’s signature also was included, a design element that would differ from other paper money.—
Bill Barrow,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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But a small cohort of the wealthy had been able to buy Treasury bonds during the Civil War when greenback paper money and rapid coining of silver caused inflation.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The transaction was funded with $20 million in cash at closing and a $100 million promissory note due five years from closing, accruing interest at 5% annually.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
27 May 2026
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The promissory note, along with the mortgage that goes with it, is the document that says who owes the money to the bank.—
Gary Singer,
Sun Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Not all vendors accept credit cards or electronic payments, so make sure to bring your folding money.—
Jill Robbins,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2025
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And on New Year's Day, the traditional Southern spread consists of black-eyed peas and collard greens (symbols for wealth—coins and green folding money, respectively), ham or pork (for prosperity), and cornbread (for gold).—
Taysha Murtaugh,
Country Living,
30 Nov. 2021
Noun
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Gonzalez, the team’s first-round draft pick in 2023, went 1-for-3 on Sunday.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
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Penalties might include forfeiture of Clippers draft picks, a suspension of Ballmer, various fines and even voiding Leonard’s contract with the Clippers.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
2 June 2026
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If anything, the incident has become part of brand Beckham mythology; an early indication of David and Victoria’s fashion-forwardness and media savvy that has morphed into today’s multimillion-dollar sport, beauty and business empire.—
Sheena McKenzie,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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If approved, the property tax cuts would still siphon millions of tax dollars from the budgets of local taxing authorities in both Broward and Palm Beach counties.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2026
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At a news conference toward the end of Blatter’s reign, a prankster showered him with banknotes.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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The Treasury Department has issued other high-denomination banknotes over the years but discontinued them in July 1969.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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“Money order.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/money%20order. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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