See Also: giro(1)(dictionary)
giro(2)(dictionary)
giro(dictionary)
Bank giro credit(finance)

giro(2) (iou)



giro noun2 & verb. L19.
[German from Italian = circulation (of money).]
A. noun. Pl. -os.
A system of credit transfer between banks, post offices, etc.; spec. (freq. Giro) a system run by the British Post Office for the banking and transfer of money. Also giro system. L19.
In full giro cheque, giro order. A cheque or money order issued through the giro system; spec. in Britain, such a cheque used for unemployment benefit or social security payments. L20.
J. Kelman All I'm fucking asking is regular giros and punctual counter clerks.
b. verb trans. Pay by giro. L20.