From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgirogi‧ro /ˈdʒaɪərəʊ $ ˈdʒaɪroʊ/ noun (plural giros) British English 1 [countable]PEW a cheque paid by the government to someone who is unemployed2 [uncountable]BFB a system of banking in Britain in which a central computer can send money from one bank account to another electronically
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giro• Christopher's £52.10 giro is due.• At first he has no money, until he collects his giro.• He pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing the giro.• The giro was £20.60, the fare was £12 and I stayed about six days.• When a man lives in, a woman's independence - her own name on the weekly giro - is automatically surrendered.• Trying to manage on your giro?From Longman Business Dictionarygirogi‧ro /ˈdʒaɪrəʊ-roʊ/ noun British English [uncountable] (also National Giro)BANKING in Britain and some other countries, a system for sending money electronically from one bank account to anotherYou can pay your gas bill by giro.bank giro creditsOrigin giro (1800-1900) German Italian, “circulation of money” 