Definition

Noun: A money order is a financial instrument, a type of payment order for a specified sum of money. It is a secure alternative to cash, issued by a bank or post office, that can be cashed by the designated recipient.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tôi đã gửi một ngân phiếu để thanh toán hóa đơn. (I sent a money order to pay the bill.)
  • Anh ấy nhận được ngân phiếu từ người thân ở nước ngoài. (He received a money order from relatives abroad.)
  • Ngân phiếu là một phương thức chuyển tiền an toàn. (A money order is a safe method of transferring money.)

Advanced Usage

• "Lĩnh ngân phiếu": To cash/collect a money order.
  • Cô ấy ra bưu điện để lĩnh ngân phiếu. (She went to the post office to cash the money order.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chuyển khoản (n): Bank transfer. (A direct electronic transfer of funds between bank accounts.)
• Séc (n): Cheque/Check. (A written order directing a bank to pay money from the writer's account.)
• Hối phiếu (n): Bill of exchange/Draft. (A written order used primarily in international trade, requiring one party to pay a fixed sum to another party at a specified future date.)

Synonyms

• Phiếu chuyển tiền: Money transfer order.
• Mandat (from French, used in some historical/archival contexts): Money order.

Related Phrases/Idioms

(This term is a specific financial instrument and is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions.)

noun

1. money order