GIRO

Pronunciation (US):

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does giro mean? 

• GIRO (noun)
  The noun GIRO has 2 senses:

1. 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

2. 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

  Familiarity information: GIRO used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GIRO (noun)

Sense 1

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Synonyms:

giro; giro cheque

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)

Sense 2

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)