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Giro

/ˈdʒaɪɹəʊ/

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

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📖 Definitions of "Giro"

noun

1
(in Europe) A transfer of funds between different account holders, carried out by the bank according to payer's written instructions.
2
An unemployment benefit cheque.

verb

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

🔄 Synonyms of "Giro"

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Word	Definition
giro chequenoun	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

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Giro"

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Word	Definition
giro chequenoun	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
girochequenoun	(finance) A giro; a document representing a request to transfer funds from one's account.
postgironoun	A giro (financial instrument) sent through the post.
guironoun	(music) A musical instrument, a shaker, made of a hollow gourd with parallel notches cut in one side, and played by rubbing a stick or scraper ("pua") along the notches to produce a ratchet-like sound.
giro d'italianoun	(cycle racing) An annual long-distance cycling race in Italy, usually held over three weeks.
girenoun	An anglicized version of Geier or Guyer, a common family name of German roots.
giveenoun	One to whom something is given; the receiver.
gybenoun	A manoeuvre in which the stern of a sailing vessel crosses the wind, typically resulting in the forceful and sudden sweep of the boom from one side of the vessel to the other.
green handshakenoun	(idiomatic) A bribe, or a transfer of money that the interested parties represent as a tip but that disinterested third parties are likely to view as a bribe.
girosolnoun	Alternative form of girasol (“fire opal”). [A fire opal.]
gibenoun	Alternative spelling of jibe (“facetious or insulting remark”). [A facetious or insulting remark; a jeer, a taunt.]
euroguildernoun	(finance, historical) A deposit, in Dutch guilders, held in a bank outside of the Netherlands.
gyrogaugenoun	(physics) A transformation by a gyrovector; an arbitrary position-dependent rotation.
gypperynoun	The act of one who gyps; cheating; swindle.
gipsyingnoun	(archaic) An excursion into the countryside.
half gipnoun	Alternative form of half gyp. [A move in contra dancing related to the gypsy.]
gyrosnoun	Alternative form of gyro (“Greek sandwich”). [A gyroscope.]
half gypnoun	A move in contra dancing related to the gypsy.
guiftnoun	Obsolete form of gift. [Something given to another voluntarily, without charge.]
whole gypnoun	A move in contra dancing related to the gypsy.