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Giro
01
a British banking system in which funds are transferred from one account to another upon authorization, often via bank or post office
Dialect
British
BritishGrammatical Information
animacy status
abstract
Composition
Simple
countable
plural form
giros
Examples
He paid his rent using the giro system.
02
a government-issued check for unemployment or welfare benefits, redeemable at a bank or post office
DialectBritish
BritishExamples
He collected the giro at the local branch.
Lexical Tree
autogiro
giro
