money order

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Recent Examples of money order Clearing Funds Before Access Our policy previously allowed residents to bring their security deposit as a cashier’s check or money order on move-in day, pick up the keys and move in. Ron Sudman, Forbes.com, 19 Feb. 2026 Jolly, 31, is accused of stealing and cashing more than $5,400 in money orders in total from four people. Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026 Investigators allegedly found that in one day in December 2024, Cruz Quiles issued to himself 30 fraudulent money orders for $1,000 each. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2026 Those who wish to pay without incurring those fees will need to mail a check or money order, provide cash or money order at a payment kiosk, or set up their online or auto pay directly from a bank account. Paula Wethington, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for money order
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Noun
  • The United States adopts paper money during the Civil War, which causes an inflation.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
  • Trump’s signature also was included, a design element that would differ from other paper money.
    Bill Barrow, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • The transaction was funded with $20 million in cash at closing and a $100 million promissory note due five years from closing, accruing interest at 5% annually.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 May 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Not all vendors accept credit cards or electronic payments, so make sure to bring your folding money.
    Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • But there was a nostalgic element as Bichette recounted his time with the team that drafted him out of high school in the second round of the 2016 draft.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026
  • Anderson said on the night he was drafted that by taking him the Hornets had just selected the very best shooter in the draft.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Proponents of the authorization note that the $155 million investment arrives four years after a severe drought in the Sacramento Valley in 2022 had cost local communities hundreds of millions of dollars and roughly 1,500 jobs.
    Lyanne Wang, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • Two years after opening in the historic 1920s venue, Stile DTLA has unveiled its multimillion-dollar renovation.
    Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • At a news conference toward the end of Blatter’s reign, a prankster showered him with banknotes.
    Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • The Treasury Department has issued other high-denomination banknotes over the years but discontinued them in July 1969.
    Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 29 May 2026

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“Money order.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/money%20order. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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