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Meaning of giro in English
Pronunciation
/ˈdʒaɪroʊ/
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Noun
giro
Etymology
late 19th century: via German from Italian, ‘circulation (of money)’
Definitions
1.
a check given by the British government to someone who is unemployed
Examples
« it can be cashed either at a bank or at the post office »
2.
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