giro

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Scrabble points
5
Words With Friends
6
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈdʒaɪɹəʊ/

Definition of giro

5 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (usually)A transfer of funds between different account holders, carried out by the bank according to payer's written instructions.
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noun

  1. (usually)A transfer of funds between different account holders, carried out by the bank according to payer's written instructions.
  2. (Ireland, UK, informal)An unemployment benefit cheque.
    “His Shepherd's Bush giro was in doubt now, because he had declined the exciting career opportunity to work in the Burger King in Notting Hill Gate.”

verb

  1. To transfer funds between different account holders, carried out by the bank according to payer's written instructions.

name

  1. The Giro d'Italia.
  2. A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

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Etymology

Via German, from Italian giro (“circulation”), from Latin gyrus (“circle”), from Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros, “circle”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to curve, to bend”).

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