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
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In addition to the new Venmo and PayPal options, donations can be made via check, money order or electronically with a bank account or debit or credit card.
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 31 July 2025
The money demand: When movers arrived, E.S. paid $2,940 in cash and $500 via money order.
—David J. Neal
july 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2025
Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $8 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby, Teen Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 19 July 2025
Gabriel replied that the only way the family could do so was through a money order in Gabriel's name.
—Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 16 July 2025
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 31 July 2025
The money demand: When movers arrived, E.S. paid $2,940 in cash and $500 via money order.
—David J. Neal
july 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2025
Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $8 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby, Teen Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 19 July 2025
Gabriel replied that the only way the family could do so was through a money order in Gabriel's name.
—Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 16 July 2025
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“Money order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/money%20order. Accessed 10 Aug. 2025.
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