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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Envelope full of cash and a personal money order for daycare payment.
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Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
That includes cash, money orders, cashier’s checks and traveler’s checks.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2025
Checks and money orders will continue to be accepted until October 28, USCIS said.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 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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Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
That includes cash, money orders, cashier’s checks and traveler’s checks.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2025
Checks and money orders will continue to be accepted until October 28, USCIS said.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 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
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“Money order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/money%20order. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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