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giro
(ˈdʒaɪrəʊ)n, pl -ros
1. (Banking & Finance) 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. (Social Welfare) informal Brit an unemployment or income support payment by giro cheque, posted fortnightly
[C20: ultimately from Greek guros circuit]
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gi•ro
(ˈdʒaɪ roʊ)n., pl. -ros.
an autogiro.
[1920–25; by shortening]
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| Noun | 1. | giro - 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 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 bank check, check, cheque - a written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all his bills by check" |
| 2. | giro - 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 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 |
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giro
[ˈdʒaɪrəʊ] (Brit)A. N → giro m
bank giro → transferencia f bancaria
post-office giro → giro m postal
National Giro → giro m postal
bank giro → transferencia f bancaria
post-office giro → giro m postal
National Giro → giro m postal
B. CPD giro cheque N → cheque m de giro
bank giro system N → sistema m de giro bancario
giro transfer N by giro transfer → mediante giro
bank giro system N → sistema m de giro bancario
giro transfer N by giro transfer → mediante giro
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Giro
[ˈdʒaɪərəʊ] n (British) the National Giro → les comptes chèques postauxgiro
[ˈdʒaɪərəʊ] n (British) (= benefit payment) → ASSEDIC mpl
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giro
n (Brit) (= bank giro) → Giro (→ verkehr m) nt; (= post-office giro) → Postscheckverkehr or -dienst m; giro (cheque) (Social Security) → Sozialhilfeüberweisung f; giro cheque (for paying) → Postscheck m; to pay a bill by giro → eine Rechnung durch Überweisung bezahlen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Giro
[ˈdʒaɪrəʊ] n the National Giro (Brit) → la or il Bancopostagiro
[ˈdʒaɪrəʊ] n (Brit) (fam) (also giro check) → assegno postale (per indennità di disoccupazione o malattia) (also bank giro) → bancogiro (also post office giro) → postagiroCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995