Giro
//ˈdʒaɪɹəʊ// name, noun, verb, slang
name, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A transfer of funds between different account holders, carried out by the bank according to payer's written instructions. usually
- 2 a British financial system in which a bank or a post office transfers money from one account to another when they receive authorization to do so wordnet
- 3 An unemployment benefit cheque. Ireland, UK, informal
"His Sheperd's Bush giro was in doubt now, because he had declined the exciting career opportunity to work in the Burger King in Notting Hill Gate."
- 4 a check given by the British government to someone who is unemployed; it can be cashed either at a bank or at the post office wordnet
Verb
- 1 To transfer funds between different account holders, carried out by the bank according to payer's written instructions.
Proper Noun
- 1 The Giro d'Italia.
- 2 A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"His Sheperd's Bush giro was in doubt now, because he had declined the exciting career opportunity to work in the Burger King in Notting Hill Gate."
Etymology
Via German, from Italian giro (“circulation”), from Latin gyrus (“circle”), from Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros, “circle”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to curve, to bend”).
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