Phrase guide

postal order

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A money order purchased at and issued by a post office for redemption at another post office to a named recipient.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: postal money order, postal note, post-office order, post office order, POO

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: money order, negotiable instrument, instrument

2

noun

Meaning 2

a written order for the payment of a sum to a named individual; obtainable and payable at a post office

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: money order

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: draft, bill of exchange, order of payment

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: пощенски запис (poštenski zapis) — money order processed by official post offices
  • Chinese Mandarin: 郵政匯票 /邮政汇票 (yóuzhèng huìpiào) — money order processed by official post offices
  • Finnish: postiosoitus — money order processed by official post offices
  • Greek: ταχυδρομική εντολή (tachydromikí entolí) — money order processed by official post offices
  • Swedish: postanvisning — money order processed by official post offices