postal order
n. Chiefly British
A money order.
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postal order
n
(Banking & Finance) 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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| Noun | 1. |  postal order - a written order for the payment of a sum to a named individual; obtainable and payable at a post officebill of exchange, draft, order of payment - a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another |
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Translations
حِوَالَةٌ مَالِيَّةحَوّالَه بَريديَّه
poštovní poukázka
postanvisningpostordre
postiosoitus
poštanska narudžba
postautalvány
póstávísun
郵便為替
우편환
poštová poukážka
postanvisning
ไปรษณีย์ธนาณัติ
ngân séc bưu điện
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
post2
(pəust) noun (the system of collecting, transporting and delivering) letters, parcels etc. I sent the book by post; Has the post arrived yet?; Is there any post for me?
verb to send (a letter etc) by post. He posted the parcel yesterday.
ˈpostage (-tidʒ) noun (the money paid for) the sending of a letter etc by post. The postage was $1.20.
ˈpostal adjective of, or concerning, the system of sending letters etc. the postal service.
postage stamp a small printed label fixed to a letter, parcel etc to show that postage has been paid.
postal order a printed document bought at a post office, which can be exchanged at another post office for the amount of money paid for it.
postbox (ˈpəusboks) noun (also ˈletterbox, ~ˈmailbox, ~pillar box) a box into which letters etc are put to be collected (and sent to their destination).
postcard (ˈpəuskaːd) noun a card on which a message may be sent by post, often with a picture on one side (a picture postcard). She sent me a postcard of the Taj Mahal when she was in India.
postcode (ˈpəuskoud) noun (American zip code) a set of letters and numbers added to the address on a letter to make delivery easier.
ˌpost-ˈfree adjective, adverb without charge for sending by post. You can send it post-free.
ˌpost(-)ˈhaste adverb very quickly. He travelled post(-)haste to London.
postman (ˈpəusmən) noun (American ˈmailman) a person whose job is to (collect and) deliver letters etc. Has the postman been this morning yet?
postmark (ˈpəusmaːk) noun a mark put on a letter at a post office, showing the date and place of posting, and cancelling the postage stamp. The postmark read `Beirut'.
postmaster (ˈpəusmaːstə) – feminine postmistress (ˈpəusmistris) – noun the manager of a post office.
post office an office for receiving and dispatching letters, parcels etc. Where is the nearest post office?
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postal order
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