giro
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 • Syn: giro cheque • Regions: United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain • Hypernyms: check, bank check, cheque 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 • Hypernyms: financial institution, financial organization, financial organisation
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