こがわせ
Noun
1.
(former) postal note (abolished in 1951), postal order, postal money order
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昔は小為替で送金することができました。
In the past, it was possible to send money using a postal money order.
彼は小為替を受け取るために郵便局へ行った。
He went to the post office to receive the postal money order.
小為替は、現金書留よりも手数料が安かったため、広く利用されていました。
Postal money orders were widely used because their fees were cheaper than registered cash mail.
会社は従業員への少額の支払いに小為替を使うことがあった。
Companies sometimes used postal money orders for small payments to employees.
祖父は遠く離れた家族に小為替を送って仕送りをしていた。
My grandfather used to send postal money orders to his distant family for their living expenses.
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