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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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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
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With cashless payments and digital transactions on the rise, whether or not Idaho businesses accept paper money seems irrelevant for many Boise-area residents.—
Hali Smith
April 15,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Apr. 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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The purchase price will be funded with $20 million in cash at closing and a $100 million promissory note due five years from closing, accruing interest at 5% annually.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
11 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
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So back to Wendy, whose perspective was lost to the early drafts, but whose voice still resonated through the final story.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Emerson, the team's top pick in the 2023 amateur draft, connected on a 2-2 pitch from Trevor Richards with two outs in the eighth to extend the lead to 6-1.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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In Los Angeles, for example, the city spent more than 50 million dollars in 2021 on policing homelessness, yet unsheltered homelessness still increased.—
Shianne LeClaire,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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Yolo County’s homeless population declined slightly over the past two years, but nearly two-thirds of the people counted in January were living outdoors as county leaders considered millions of dollars in cuts to the services many rely on.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
16 May 2026
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An expert claims the iconic image of JMW Turner printed on British banknotes was never his self-portrait.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
14 May 2026
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In the 1990s, as computerized color copiers and home printers became commonplace, American banknotes were redesigned to ward off counterfeiters.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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“Money order.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/money%20order. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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