postal order

noun

a written order for the payment of a sum to a named individual; obtainable and payable at a post office

• Hypernyms: ↑draft, ↑bill of exchange, ↑order of payment

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noun

Britain : a postal money order that is issued in fixed denominations, is payable to a particular person and at a particular office, and may be crossed for payment through a bank

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Chiefly Brit.

See money order.

[1895-1900]

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postal order noun

An order issued by the postmaster authorizing the holder to receive at a post office payment of the sum printed on it

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Main Entry: ↑postal

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postal order UK US noun [countable] [singular postal order plural postal orders] british

an official document that you buy in a post office as a safe way of sending money to someone

Thesaurus: general words for money, cash and coins_hyponym

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postal order,

British. a type of money order issued by a post office for one of a number of fixed sums.

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noun, pl ⋯ -ders [count]

Brit : ↑money order

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ˈpostal order [postal order] (BrE) (also ˈmoney order NAmE, BrE) noun (abbr. PO)

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

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postal order — ˈpostal ˌorder written abbreviation PO noun [countable] a document bought at a post office which can be sent through the post and exchanged for money: • Send a cheque or postal order for £13.99 to the address below. compare money order * * *… … Financial and business terms
postal order — postal orders N COUNT A postal 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. [BRIT] (in AM, usually use money,der) … English dictionary
postal order — postal .order n BrE an official document that you buy in a post office and send to someone so that they can then exchange it for money American Equivalent: money order … Dictionary of contemporary English
postal order — postal ,order noun count BRITISH a MONEY ORDER … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
postal order — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ an order for payment of a specified sum to a named person, issued by the Post Office … English terms dictionary
Postal Order — In the United Kingdom (UK), a Postal Order is used for sending money through the mail. In the United States, this is known as a Postal money order. Postal Orders are not, strictly speaking, legal tender, in the way that banknotes are, but are a… … Wikipedia
postal order — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms postal order : singular postal order plural postal orders British an official document that you buy in a post office as a safe way of sending money to someone … English dictionary
postal order — noun (C) BrE an official paper that you buy at a post office as a safe way of sending money through the post: a 2.00 postal order compare money order … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
postal order — noun Date: 1883 British money order … New Collegiate Dictionary
postal order — Chiefly Brit. See money order. [1895 1900] * * * … Universalium

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