postal order

English

Noun

postal order (plural postal orders)

A money order purchased at and issued by a post office for redemption at another post office to a named recipient.
- 1864 August 3, New York Times, p. 2:
  ...the bill to establish a postal order system...

Hypernyms

money order

Synonyms

post-office order, POO; postal money order; postal note (Australia & NZ)

Translations

money order processed by official post offices

Finnish: postiosoitus
Greek: ταχυδρομική εντολή f (tachydromikí entolí)

Swedish: postanvisning c

References

“postal, 148408.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006.

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