bank money order

  • 1bank money order — An instrument issued by an authorized officer of a bank and directed to another bank, evidencing the fact that the payee may demand and receive upon indorsement and presentation to the other bank the amount stated on the face of the instrument,… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 2money 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 …

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  • 3Money 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

  • 4money 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

  • 5money order — n. an order for the payment of a specified sum of money, as one issued for a fee at one post office, telegraph office, or bank and payable at another …

    English World dictionary

  • 6money order — ► NOUN ▪ a printed order for payment of a specified sum, issued by a bank or post office …

    English terms dictionary

  • 7Money 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 …

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  • 8money order — 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 * * * noun, pl ⋯ ders [count] …

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  • 9money order — An instrument issued by an authorized officer of a bank and directed to another bank, evidencing the fact that the payee may demand and receive upon indorsement and presentation to the bank the amount stated on the face of the instrument,… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 10money 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 …

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