postal money order

English

Alternative forms

• postal money-order

Noun

postal money order (plural postal money orders)

1. Synonym of postal order.
   • 1871 August 26, The Times, page 4:

     The Convention for the interchange of postal money-orders with Great Britain is to go into effect in the United States Oct. 2.

Usage notes

With postal notes, sometimes distinguished from post office orders as being issued only in fixed sums.

References

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