noun
a written order for the payment of a sum to a named individual; obtainable and payable at a post office (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑postal order
• Hypernyms: ↑draft, ↑bill of exchange, ↑order of payment
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noun, pl ⋯ -ders [count]
: a written order to pay a particular amount of money to a specified person or company
◇ A money order can be bought from a bank or post office and sent by mail like a check to make a payment to another person.
She mailed a money order to the company for the cost of the TV she bought.
Payments can be made by check or by money order. [=by using a money order]
— called also (Brit) postal order
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an official document that you can buy at a bank or a post office and send to sb so that they can exchange it for money
See also: ↑postal order
Useful english dictionary. 2012.