money order

noun

1. an order for the payment of money, as one issued by one bank or post office and payable at another.

money order

noun

1. a written order for the payment of a sum of money, to a named payee, obtainable and payable at a post office Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)postal order

Word History and Origins

Origin of money order¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

Related Words

• bill