giro
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++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
giro• Christopher'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
gi‧ro /ˈdʒaɪərəʊ $ ˈdʒaɪroʊ/
noun (plural giros) British English
2. [uncountable] a system of banking in Britain in which a central computer can send money from one bank account to another electronically
gi‧ro /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 unemployedLanguage: German
Origin: Italian, 'circulation of money'
2. [uncountable] a system of banking in Britain in which a central computer can send money from one bank account to another electronically