giro

[ jahy-roh ]

noun

, plural gi·ros.

1. autogiro.

giro

/ ˈdʒaɪrəʊ /

noun

1. a system of transferring money within the financial institutions of a country, such as banks and post offices, by which bills, etc may be paid by filling in a giro form authorizing the debit of a specified sum from one's own account to the credit of the payee's account
2. informal.
   an unemployment or income support payment by giro cheque, posted fortnightly

Word History and Origins

Origin of giro¹

By shortening

Word History and Origins

Origin of giro¹

C20: ultimately from Greek guros circuit

Example Sentences

This tradition is unique to Venice — no cars means easy crawling — where it’s known as a “giro d’ombra.”

From Seattle Times

For giro, he or she comes around the lead.

From Seattle Times

One day, when I was on the dole and had just got my giro, me and my mate went to the pub until we got chucked out – at 3pm in those days.

From The Guardian

"We were going out on the streets to make a living really, just to top up our giro and earn enough for a few pints in the evenings."

From BBC

You are a scouser, a dirty scouser, You're only happy on giro day.

From The Guardian