Giro

giro [ˈdʒaɪrəʊ]

n pl -ros

1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) 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. (Social Welfare) Brit informal an unemployment or income support payment by giro cheque, posted fortnightly

[ultimately from 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 [ˈdʒaɪrəʊ] (Brit)

A. N → giro m
bank giro → transferencia f bancaria
post-office giro → giro m postal
National Giro → giro m postal

B. CPD giro cheque N → cheque m de giro
bank giro system N → sistema m de giro bancario
giro transfer N by giro transfer → mediante giro

Giro [ˈdʒaɪərəʊ] n (British) the National Giro → les comptes chèques postaux

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giro [ˈdʒaɪərəʊ] n

(= bank giro) → virement m bancaire

(British) (= benefit payment) → ASSEDIC mpl

giro

n (Brit) (= bank giro) → Giro (→ verkehr m) nt; (= post-office giro) → Postscheckverkehr or -dienst m; giro (cheque) (Social Security) → Sozialhilfeüberweisung f; giro cheque (for paying) → Postscheck m; to pay a bill by giro → eine Rechnung durch Überweisung bezahlen

Giro [ˈdʒaɪrəʊ] n the National Giro (Brit) → la or il Bancoposta

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giro [ˈdʒaɪrəʊ] n (Brit) (fam) (also giro check) → assegno postale (per indennità di disoccupazione o malattia) (also bank giro) → bancogiro (also post office giro) → postagiro