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postal order
postal order
noun
- a written order for the payment of a sum of money, to a named payee, obtainable and payable at a post office
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Word History and Origins
Origin of postal order1
First recorded in 1895–1900
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Example Sentences
I am a patriot, so, without her knowledge, I slipped a postal order for ten shillings into the envelope.
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He wrote a very kind letter in answer, with a postal order enclosed for ten shillings.
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Every week he laid by five dollars out of his salary, which he sent in the form of a postal order to Mrs. Gerhardt.
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The second month, I sent old Storman a postal order for twenty dollars and told him I took the harness and was sorry.
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Even a diamond necklace or a few oranges or a five-shilling postal order would be something.
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