Western Union
/ˌwestən ˈjuːniən/
/ˌwestərn ˈjuːniən/
- a US company that offers ways of sending money to other countries and other financial services. It was originally set up as a telegraph company (= one offering a service of sending people's messages by the use of electric current along wires). It was established in 1851 and used during the American Civil War. The company sent its last telegram in 2006.
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