giro
Americannoun
noun
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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
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informal an unemployment or income support payment by giro cheque, posted fortnightly
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Etymology
Origin of giro
By shortening
Example Sentences
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Ahora, en un giro digno de Hollywood, varios líderes de la industria tecnológica e investigadores de ciberseguridad están calificando a Freund de héroe.
From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2024
Hay ciertos chicos que están ahí y que realmente pueden lanzar, manipular la pelota de béisbol y el giro.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2021
Los hijos de Spike Lee fungirán como embajadores en la ceremonia de los Globos de Oro pero, en un giro inesperado, su padre no asistirá al evento… o al menos no como nominado.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2021
Además, reciben visitas de profesionales del giro y agentes.
From Washington Times • May 31, 2015
The giro business in Germany, however, is far from having attained the dimensions that the use of checks has in England and America.
From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Phillips, Chester Arthur
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