money order
nounDefinition of money order
: 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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It can also be purchased via check or money order for $15 if sent to StorySeekers, P.O. Box 27343, San Diego, CA 92198-1343. — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, Pomerado News, "Local historian pens book on area’s lost towns," 10 Aug. 2019 The Postal Service accepts credit cards, checks and money orders. — Melissa Yeager, azcentral, "Post offices are hosting a passport fair on June 8. Here's what you need to do," 6 June 2019 Cross-border remittances, money orders and transfers are expensive and slow, and people lower on the economic ladder are more likely to turn to predatory alternatives like payday loans. — Dante Disparte For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, "Libra cryptocurrency is a tool for financial empowerment. Not a threat," 16 July 2019 As Square adds more bank-like services, Instinet analysts think the 50 million underbanked Americans, who go outside the banking system for money orders and payday loans, could represent a vast market for the company. — John Detrixhe, Quartz, "Square is pulling further ahead of Venmo, boosted by reaching the underbanked," 4 July 2019 Williams' girlfriend attended the June 6 training and had withdrawn the money during her lunch break to purchase money orders to pay her bills, according to Perkins. — NBC News, "Black Detroit cop says he was racially profiled by white cop for having large sum of cash," 16 June 2019 Property owners charged for the nuisance-abatement work have 15 days from the time the pieces of legislation are passed to pay their bills via cash, check or money order. — cleveland.com, "Glenridge land in South Euclid cleared for Glastic building extension," 23 July 2019 As part of her job, Williams was responsible for processing money orders received for fingerprint background investigations at the district, which are required during employment screenings, according to Chula Vista Police Capt. Phil Collum. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Ex-Sweetwater schools employee gets house arrest, probation for embezzlement," 17 July 2019 The office is also changing its fee payment system, and will no longer be accepting money orders or cashier’s checks for in-person fee payment. — Carina Julig, The Denver Post, "USCIS office in Colorado changing process for how people schedule appointments," 7 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'money order.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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