check or money order

  • 1money 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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  • 2Money 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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  • 3money 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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  • 4money 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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  • 5money 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,… …

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  • 6Money Order — A certificate that allows the stated payee to receive cash on demand, usually issued by governments and banking institutions. A money order functions much like a check, in that the person who purchased the money order may stop payment. Money… …

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  • 7money order — Synonyms and related words: CD, IOU, MO, acceptance, acceptance bill, bank acceptance, bank check, bill, bill of draft, bill of exchange, blank check, certificate, certificate of deposit, certified check, check, checkbook, cheque, commercial… …

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  • 8money order — paper slip which can be cashed for its value, bank order similar to a check …

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  • 9check — n 1: something that limits or restrains see also checks and balances 2: a written order signed by its maker directing a bank to pay a specified sum to a named person or to that person s order on demand see also negotiable instrument compa …

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  • 10Check kiting — is the illegal act of taking advantage of the float to make use of non existent funds in a checking or other bank account; it is a form of check fraud. It is commonly defined as intentionally writing a check for a value greater than the account… …

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