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giro
[ jahy-roh ]
giro
/ ˈɪəʊ /
noun
- a system of transferring money within the financial institutions of a country, such as banks and post offices, by which bills, etc may be paid by filling in a giro form authorizing the debit of a specified sum from one's own account to the credit of the payee's account
- informal.an unemployment or income support payment by giro cheque, posted fortnightly
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of giro1
By shortening
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of giro1
C20: ultimately from Greek guros circuit
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This tradition is unique to Venice — no cars means easy crawling — where it’s known as a “giro d’ombra.”
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For giro, he or she comes around the lead.
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One day, when I was on the dole and had just got my giro, me and my mate went to the pub until we got chucked out – at 3pm in those days.
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"We were going out on the streets to make a living really, just to top up our giro and earn enough for a few pints in the evenings."
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You are a scouser, a dirty scouser, You're only happy on giro day.
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