Giro

giro [jire-oh]

Noun

pl -ros

1. (in some countries) a system of transferring money within a bank or post office, directly from one account into another

2. Brit informal a social-security payment by giro cheque [Greek guros circuit]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	giro - a check given by the British government to someone who is unemployed; it can be cashed either at a bank or at the post office giro cheque Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom bank check, check, cheque - a written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all his bills by check"
	2.	giro - a British financial system in which a bank or a post office transfers money from one account to another when they receive authorization to do so financial institution, financial organisation, financial organization - an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets

Translations

giro [ˈdʒaɪrəu] n (BRIT) (= bank giro); giro bancario (= post office giro); giro postal

Giro [ˈdʒaɪrəu] n the National Giro (Brit) → les comptes chèques postaux

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giro [ˈdʒaɪrəu] n (= bank giro) → virement m bancaire (= post office giro); mandat m

Giro [ˈdʒaɪrəu] n the National Giro (Brit) → der Postscheckdienst

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giro [ˈdʒaɪrəu] n → Giro nt, Giroverkehr m;

(post office giro) → Postscheckverkehr m;

(Brit) (welfare cheque) → Sozialhilfescheck m

Giro [ˈdʒaɪrəu] n the National Giro (BRIT) → la or il Bancoposta

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giro [ˈdʒaɪrəu] n (= bank giro) → versamento bancario (= post office giro); postagiro