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GIRO
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A British financial system in which a bank or a post office transfers money from one account to another when they receive authorization to do so
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("giro" is a kind of...):
financial institution; financial organisation; financial organization (an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
giro; giro cheque
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("giro" is a kind of...):
bank check; check; cheque (a written order directing a bank to pay money)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
