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Giro
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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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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
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. Ngiro m
bank girotransferencia f bancaria
post-office girogiro m postal
National Girogiro m postal
B. CPD giro cheque Ncheque m de giro
bank giro system Nsistema m de giro bancario
giro transfer N by giro transfermediante giro
Giro [ˈdʒaɪərəʊ] n (British) the National Giro → les comptes chèques postaux
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 giroeine Rechnung durch Überweisung bezahlen
Giro [ˈdʒaɪrəʊ] n the National Giro (Brit) → la or il Bancoposta
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
Giro [ˈdʒaɪrəʊ] n the National Giro (Brit) → la or il Bancoposta
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


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Using an advanced infrastructure, Interpay processes about three billion transactions each year, effectuated with a wide variety of payment products such as accept giros (pre-printed giro credit slips), direct debit, debit cards (PIN and Maestro), Chipknip (electronic purse), and Visa and MasterCard credit cards.
 
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