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giro

[ jahy-roh ]

noun

plural giros.


giro

/ ˈɪəʊ /

noun

  1. 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
  2. informal.
    an unemployment or income support payment by giro cheque, posted fortnightly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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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