Definition of Money order

1. Noun. A written order for the payment of a sum to a named individual; obtainable and payable at a post office.

Exact synonyms: Postal Order
Generic synonyms: Bill Of Exchange, Draft, Order Of Payment

Definition of Money order

1. Noun. A type of cheque, usually purchased from a postal service to allow safe sending of money through the post, possibly to be redeemed in another country. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Money Order

money cowry
money dealer
money doesn't grow on trees
money for jam
money for old rope
money goggles
money handler
money laundering
money machine
money machines
money maker
money market
money market fund
money markets
money of account
money order (current term)
money orders
money pit
money plant
money scrivener
money shots
money spider
money spiders
money supply
money talks
money tree
money trees
moneyage
moneybag

Literary usage of Money order

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"Many persons in the past have found the money-order system a convenience for the temporary deposit of funds for safekeeping by having the order drawn on the ..."

2. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1894)
"Remittances should be made by bank draft or check, or by post-office money-order, ... moneyorder ..."

3. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1907)
"Remittances should be made by bank draft or check, or by post-office or express money order, if possible. If neither of tliese can be procured, ..."

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