măng-đa
Definition
- Noun (Archaic):
- Mandate / Money order: An official authorization or command, or more commonly in historical financial contexts, a written order to pay a specific sum of money, similar to a money order or postal order.
- Warrant: A document conferring authority or security.
Usage Examples
- (He went to the post office to collect the money order.)
- (This official dispatch is carried out under the government's mandate.)
Advanced Usage
- "Lĩnh măng-đa": To cash or collect a money order.
- Người nhận cần có giấy tờ tùy thân để lĩnh măng-đa. (The recipient needs identification to cash the money order.)
Variants and Related Words
- Măng-đa thư (n, archaic): A letter containing a money order or mandate.
- Giấy măng-đa (n, archaic): The physical mandate or money order document.
Synonyms
- Money order: A directive to pay a specified sum of money.
- Mandate: An official order or commission to do something.
- Warrant: A document authorizing an action.
Notes on Usage
- The word "măng-đa" is an archaic term derived from the French word It is rarely used in modern Vietnamese, having been replaced by terms like (money transfer order) or (mandate). It primarily appears in historical texts or contexts discussing pre-modern administration and finance.