How to Use money order in a Sentence

money order

noun
  • All checks and money orders should be payable to Deputy Justin Gay.
    William Axford, Houston Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2018
  • The woman called Western Union, which told her the money order had been cashed.
    Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 3 Feb. 2023
  • If someone wants a money order or check, that's a scam.
    Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Cost to add your Enfield address to the map is $25, via check or money order.
    courant.com, 3 Mar. 2022
  • The ads had a coupon (top price, $17.50) that could be mailed in with a check or money order while producers held their breath.
    Toby Zinman, Philly.com, 28 June 2018
  • Checks or money orders should be made payable to the United States Treasury.
    Mark Glover, sacbee, 5 Sep. 2017
  • Payments can only be made for the full amount by check or money order.
    Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland, 7 Jan. 2022
  • Payments can be made by check or money order, not cash.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The woman mailed the money order at a post office on Smith Road in Middleburg Heights.
    Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Those buyers would arrange to have money orders or cash sent to a post office box.
    John Diedrich, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2017
  • The company is still working out the process for people who paid by check or money order.
    Ron Lieber, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2017
  • If so, the IRS accepts only checks or money orders of less than $100 million.
    Gregory Zuckerman, WSJ, 11 Apr. 2018
  • If paying by mail, people must use a check or money order.
    Damian Danemann, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2022
  • Cost to attend is $25 per person, paid by March 15, by check or money order made payable to Lamar Staff Reunion.
    Staff Report, Houston Chronicle, 27 Feb. 2018
  • An unemployed man in Dakar receives a money order from his nephew in Paris.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2023
  • In that case, deputies say Garner stole and cashed a $402 money order that was left in an unlocked vehicle.
    Jeff Weiner, OrlandoSentinel.com, 10 Feb. 2018
  • The total visa fee will be around $150 for each passport holder and must be paid to the Chinese consulate by money order or check.
    Michelle Liu, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2022
  • Postal officials reported that all of the mail to that box was from prisoners and much of it was cash and money orders.
    John Diedrich, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2017
  • The five city locations take checks, money orders, and payment cards.
    Christian Hetrick, https://www.inquirer.com, 6 June 2019
  • Nothing was wrong with the envelope that contained the money order.
    Brian Chasnoff, ExpressNews.com, 19 Aug. 2020
  • If mailed, the property’s assessment number, which can be found on the bill, should be written on the check or money order.
    Staff Reports, NOLA.com, 5 Dec. 2020
  • The man would only accept blank money orders or cash, police said, and sometimes asked clients to pay him through a middle man.
    Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 16 Feb. 2024
  • After making purchases of his own, the man picked up the money order and left the store, according to police.
    Margarita Cambest, baltimoresun.com, 18 Sep. 2017
  • Those interested in being part of the tag sale may send a check or money order for $25 to add your tag sale address to the Enfield town-wide map.
    Courant Community, 1 May 2018
  • The Postal Service accepts credit cards, checks and money orders.
    Melissa Yeager, azcentral, 6 June 2019
  • Each of them was then asked to forward the shipping fee by money order to a person who was arranging the delivery.
    Zachary Small, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Be wary of sites that only allow bank transfers or money orders.
    Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
  • Exact change is required if paying in cash, or customers may use a money order or check.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 28 May 2021
  • One of her tasks was to buy money orders and send them to several different people.
    Kimberly Fornek, chicagotribune.com, 18 May 2018
  • To order the specialty plate, drivers must mail an application and a check or money order to the DOT.
    Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel, 1 May 2023

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