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giro

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Welfare, Banking
gi·ro /ˈdʒaɪərəʊ $ ˈdʒaɪroʊ/ noun (plural giros) British English  1. [countable]PEW a cheque paid by the government to someone who is unemployed 〔政府发放的〕失业救济支票2. [uncountable]BFB a system of banking in Britain in which a central computer can send money from one bank account to another electronically 〔英国银行的〕直接转账计算机系统
Examples from the Corpus
giroChristopher's £52.10 giro is due.At first he has no money, until he collects his giro.He pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing the giro.The giro was £20.60, the fare was £12 and I stayed about six days.When a man lives in, a woman's independence - her own name on the weekly giro - is automatically surrendered.Trying to manage on your giro?
From Longman Business Dictionarygirogi‧ro /ˈdʒaɪrəʊ-roʊ/ noun British English [uncountable] (also National Giro)BANKING in Britain and some other countries, a system for sending money electronically from one bank account to anotherYou can pay your gas bill by giro.bank giro creditsOrigin giro (1800-1900) German Italian, circulation of money
gi·ro nounChineseSyllable
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giro
giro /ˈdʒaɪərəʊ $ ˈdʒaɪroʊ/ noun (plural giros) British English
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: German
 Origin: Italian, 'circulation of money'
1. [countable] a cheque paid by the government to someone who is unemployed
2. [uncountable] a system of banking in Britain in which a central computer can send money from one bank account to another electronically


giroBrE /ˈdʒaɪrəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdʒaɪroʊ/ 🔊 noun (
plural
giros
)
(BrE)
[uncountable] (finance 金融) a system in which money can be moved from one bank or post office account to another by a central computer (银行或邮局)直接转账to pay by giro用直接转账支付a giro credit/payment/transfer 直接转账信贷/支付;直接转账 (also ˈgiro cheque) [countable] a cheque that the government pays through the giro system to people who are unemployed or sick, or who have a very small income (政府支付给失业者、病人或低收入者的)直接转账救济支票It is easy for families to run out of money before the weekly giro arrives. 每周直接转账救济支票未到之前钱便花光的情况,许多家庭都容易出现。🔊🔊