giro

Meaning

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.

Verb

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

Synonyms

giro cheque

endorsement

postal money transfer

Translations

giro

giroconto

Giro

bancogiro

ordine di accredito

gîro

débito direto

giro

giro bancario

havale

giro

Zahlungsanweisung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdʒaɪɹəʊ/

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”).