postal order
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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 — noun a written order for the payment of a sum to a named individual; obtainable and payable at a post office • Syn: ↑money order • Hypernyms: ↑draft, ↑bill of exchange, ↑order of payment * * * noun Britain … Useful english dictionary
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
