Money Order

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• Money order — Money Mon ey, n.; pl. {Moneys}. [OE. moneie, OF. moneie, F. monnaie, fr. L. moneta. See {Mint} place where coin is made, {Mind}, and cf. {Moidore}, {Monetary}.] 1. A piece of metal, as gold, silver, copper, etc., coined, or stamped, and issued by …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• money order — n: an order issued by a post office, bank, or telegraph office for payment of a specified sum of money usu. at any branch of the issuing organization Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. money order …   Law dictionary

• Money order — Order Or der, n. [OE. ordre, F. ordre, fr. L. ordo, ordinis. Cf. {Ordain}, {Ordinal}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Regular arrangement; any methodical or established succession or harmonious relation; method; system; as: (a) Of material things, like the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• money order — money orders N COUNT A money order is a piece of paper representing a sum of money which you can buy at a post office and send to someone as a way of sending them money by post. [AM] (in BRIT, use postal,der) …   English dictionary

• money order — money .order n an official document that you buy in a post office or a bank and send to someone so that they can exchange it for money in a bank →↑postal order …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• money order — (See postal money order.) …   Glossary of postal terms

• money order — money ,order noun count an official document that you buy in a POST OFFICE as a safe way of sending money to someone …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Money order — postal money order: Duchy of Brunswick, 1867 A money order is a payment order for a pre specified amount of money. Because it is required that the funds be prepaid for the amount shown on it, it is a more trusted method of payment than a personal …   Wikipedia

• money order — an order for the payment of money, as one issued by one bank or post office and payable at another. [1795 1805] * * * Certificate requiring the issuer to pay a certain sum of money on demand to a specific person or organization. Money orders… …   Universalium

• money order — A financial instrument backed by a deposit at a certain firm such as a bank that can be easily converted into cash. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * money order ˈmoney ˌorder noun [countable] FINANCE a document bought at a bank or post office …   Financial and business terms

• money order — n. 1) to make out a money order 2) to send a money order 3) to cash a money order * * * [ mʌnɪˌɔːdə] to cash a money order to make out a money order to send a money order …   Combinatory dictionary