Meanings
plural postal orders
- A money order purchased at and issued by a post office for redemption at another post office to a named recipient.
...the bill to establish a postal order system...
1864 August 3, New York Times, page 2Synonyms: postal money order, postal note, post-office order, post office order, POO
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA money order purchased at and issued by a post office for redemption at another post office to a named recipient.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna written order for the payment of a sum to a named individual; obtainable and payable at a post office
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian пощенски запис
- пощенски запис (poštenski zapis)money order processed by official post offices
Chinese Mandarin 郵政匯票 /邮政汇票
- 郵政匯票 /邮政汇票 (yóuzhèng huìpiào)money order processed by official post offices
Finnish postiosoitus
- postiosoitusmoney order processed by official post offices
Greek ταχυδρομική εντολή
- ταχυδρομική εντολή (tachydromikí entolí)money order processed by official post offices
Swedish postanvisning
- postanvisningmoney order processed by official post offices
Cite this entry
postal order. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postal%20order
“postal order.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postal%20order. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postal order,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postal%20order.
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