giro

American  

[jahy-roh] / ˈdʒaɪ roʊ /

noun

PLURAL

giros

1. autogiro.

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giro British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of giro

By shortening

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