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.
一家美国公司,提供向其他国家/地区和其他金融服务汇款的方式。它最初是一家电报公司(一家通过使用电线上的电流来发送人们的信息的服务的公司)。它成立于1851年,并在美国内战期间使用。该公司在2006年发送了最后一封电报。