check or money order

  • 71To raise a check — Raise Raise (r[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Raised} (r[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Raising}.] [OE. reisen, Icel. reisa, causative of r[=i]sa to rise. See {Rise}, and cf. {Rear} to raise.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a …

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  • 72blank check — noun count 1. ) a check that has been signed but has not had the amount of money it is worth written on it 2. ) MAINLY JOURNALISM complete freedom and authority to do what is necessary, or spend what is necessary, in order to deal with a problem …

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  • 73To take order for — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …

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  • 74To take order with — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …

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  • 75value for money audit — UK US noun [C] ACCOUNTING ► an examination of the accounts of a charity or business, activity, etc. that is not organized to make a profit, in order to check that it is providing value, in relation to the amount of money being put into it: »He… …

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  • 76Internet fraud — refers to the use of Internet services to present fraudulent solicitations to prospective victims, to conduct fraudulent transactions, or to transmit the proceeds of fraud to financial institutions or to others connected with the scheme. Internet …

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  • 77Advance-fee fraud — African sting An advance fee fraud is a confidence trick in which the target is persuaded to advance sums of money in the hope of realizing a significantly larger gain.[1] Among the variations on this type of scam are the Nigerian Letter (also… …

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  • 78Overdraft — I warn you, Sir! The discourtesy of this bank is beyond all limits. One word more and I I withdraw my overdraft! Cartoon from Punch Magazine Vol. 152, June 27, 1917 An overdraft occurs when money is withdrawn from a bank account and the… …

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  • 79List of confidence tricks — This list of confidence tricks and scams should not be considered complete, but covers the most common examples. Confidence tricks and scams are difficult to classify, because they change often and often contain elements of more than one type.… …

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  • 80PayPal — Infobox Dotcom company company name = PayPal Inc. company company type = Subsidiary of eBay genre = foundation = Palo Alto, California USA (1998) founder = location city = location country = location = flagicon|USA San Jose, California USA… …

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