giro

noun, verb — 3 senses

giro

noun

UK /ˈdʒaɪɹəʊ/

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”).

1

Usually, In Europe A transfer of funds between different account holders, carried out by the bank according to payer's written instructions.

2

Ireland, UK, Informal An unemployment benefit cheque.

  • His Shepherd'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.1994 [1993], Irvine Welsh, “The First Shag in Ages”, in Trainspotting, London: Minerva, →ISBN, page 146:
Derived terms
girocheque

giro

verb

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”).

1

To transfer funds between different account holders, carried out by the bank according to payer's written instructions.

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