giron.¹

/ˈdʒiro/

Etymology: Italian giro a round, circuit < Latin gȳrus , < Greek γῦρος circle: compare gyrate adj.

A tour, circuit; a ‘turn’.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > a journey > [noun] > tour

round1620

tour1642

giro1670

tourification1802

periegesis1820

1670 S. Wilson Lassels's Voy. Italy (new ed.) Pref. sig. āvi And no man vnderstands Liuy and Cæsar..like him, who hath made exactly the Grand Tour of France, and the Giro of Italy.

1823 Lady Morgan Salvator Rosa (1824) I. iii. 100 Nearly all his biographers have alluded to this early and singular giro.

1841 J. L. Motley Let. 26 Dec. in Corr. (1889) I. iv. 93 From the library you reach the ante-chamber, thus completing the giro of one of the prettiest houses in St. Petersburg.

1880 ‘G. Eliot’ Let. 9 June in Life (1884) III. 357 Afterwards we have a giro in our gondola.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

giron.²

Brit.

/ˈdʒʌɪrəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈdʒɪroʊ/

Etymology: German, < Italian giro circulation (of money).

1. A system whereby credits are transferred between banks, post offices, etc.; spec. a system operated by the British Post Office for the banking and transfer of money.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > financial dealings > banking > [noun] > specific banking procedures

standing order1619

out-clearing1836

credit transfer1847

clearance1858

resumption1866

money transfer1873

in-clearing1878

wire transfer1878

clearing1883

giro1896

lockbox1957

transfer payment1964

disintermediation1966

reintermediation1970

1896 R. Van der Borght in Hist. Banking IV. iii. i. 199 It will be perceived that the Amsterdam Bank was originally a bank of deposit and ‘giro’, in the primary sense of the word.

1907 Westm. Gaz. 17 Sept. 10/2 Invoices, note headings, &c., bearing in the corner the words ‘Reichsbank Giro-konto’, indicate to all that accounts due to that firm may be paid to their credit by cash or transfer (i.e., Giro) at any branch of the Reichsbank.

1959 Rep. Comm. Working Monetary System xi. 331 in Parl. Papers 1958–9 (Cmnd. 827) XVII. 389 The method of operation of a ‘giro’ operated by the post office is very briefly as follows.

1968 Listener 22 Aug. 255/1 The Post Office Giro..will probably open in the first week of October. Basically, the Giro banks money for you, which you can draw out for yourself, or which you can instruct the Giro to transfer to other people.

2. = giro cheque n. at Compounds 2.

ΚΠ

1981 Sunday Times 12 July 54 If it's a Wednesday I check straight away that I've got my Giro.—A. Benson, unemployed.

1983 J. Kelman Not not while Giro 200 All I'm fucking asking is regular giros and punctual counter clerks.

1985 Telegraph & Argus (Bradford) 25 May 6/4 Take £27 a fortnight out of a giro for £45 or £50 and you're not left with much.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

ΚΠ

1896 P. des Essars in Hist. Banking III. ix. 384 Germany has a slight advantage arising from the fact that in that country cheques and transfers (giro accounts) are more in use than in France and Belgium.

1930 Economist 27 Sept. 562/1 Other suggestions are concerned with the increased use of cheques, post-office banking facilities, giro transfers, clearings, etc.

1961 Daily Tel. 10 May 15/8 To provide a simple method for transferring payments a ‘Giro’ system, similar to that used in some continental countries, may soon be introduced by the Post Office, Mr Bevins, Postmaster-General, said yesterday.

1963 Economist 29 June 1375/1 On the Continent nearly all letter heads and invoices carry a giro number.

1976 Weekend Echo (Liverpool) 4–5 Dec. 4/8 Police were informed when a 22-years-old man presented an altered giro order at a post office.

C2.

giro cheque n. a cheque or money order issued through the giro system; in Great Britain, used for (and therefore esp. associated with) social security payments.

ΚΠ

1972 Banker May 661 (table) Crossed giro cheques.

1975 Economist 9 Aug. (Brit. Banking Survey Suppl.) 42/1 If the retailer then uses giro cheques to pay his supplier he can become completely reliant on giro.

1976 Southern Evening Echo (Southampton) 11 Nov. 14/4 A 31-year-old woman told the Department of Health and Social Security she had not received her giro cheque.

1982 Times 27 Jan. 2/3 Fraud involving girocheques sent through the Post Office for payment of social security benefits is ‘extremely prevalent’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	giro
释义	giron.¹ /ˈdʒiro/ Etymology: Italian giro a round, circuit < Latin gȳrus , < Greek γῦρος circle: compare gyrate adj. A tour, circuit; a ‘turn’. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > a journey > [noun] > tour round1620 tour1642 giro1670 tourification1802 periegesis1820 1670 S. Wilson Lassels's Voy. Italy (new ed.) Pref. sig. āvi And no man vnderstands Liuy and Cæsar..like him, who hath made exactly the Grand Tour of France, and the Giro of Italy. 1823 Lady Morgan Salvator Rosa (1824) I. iii. 100 Nearly all his biographers have alluded to this early and singular giro. 1841 J. L. Motley Let. 26 Dec. in Corr. (1889) I. iv. 93 From the library you reach the ante-chamber, thus completing the giro of one of the prettiest houses in St. Petersburg. 1880 ‘G. Eliot’ Let. 9 June in Life (1884) III. 357 Afterwards we have a giro in our gondola. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2018). giron.² Brit. /ˈdʒʌɪrəʊ/, U.S. /ˈdʒɪroʊ/ Etymology: German, < Italian giro circulation (of money). 1. A system whereby credits are transferred between banks, post offices, etc.; spec. a system operated by the British Post Office for the banking and transfer of money. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > banking > [noun] > specific banking procedures standing order1619 out-clearing1836 credit transfer1847 clearance1858 resumption1866 money transfer1873 in-clearing1878 wire transfer1878 clearing1883 giro1896 lockbox1957 transfer payment1964 disintermediation1966 reintermediation1970 1896 R. Van der Borght in Hist. Banking IV. iii. i. 199 It will be perceived that the Amsterdam Bank was originally a bank of deposit and ‘giro’, in the primary sense of the word. 1907 Westm. Gaz. 17 Sept. 10/2 Invoices, note headings, &c., bearing in the corner the words ‘Reichsbank Giro-konto’, indicate to all that accounts due to that firm may be paid to their credit by cash or transfer (i.e., Giro) at any branch of the Reichsbank. 1959 Rep. Comm. Working Monetary System xi. 331 in Parl. Papers 1958–9 (Cmnd. 827) XVII. 389 The method of operation of a ‘giro’ operated by the post office is very briefly as follows. 1968 Listener 22 Aug. 255/1 The Post Office Giro..will probably open in the first week of October. Basically, the Giro banks money for you, which you can draw out for yourself, or which you can instruct the Giro to transfer to other people. 2. = giro cheque n. at Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1981 Sunday Times 12 July 54 If it's a Wednesday I check straight away that I've got my Giro.—A. Benson, unemployed. 1983 J. Kelman Not not while Giro 200 All I'm fucking asking is regular giros and punctual counter clerks. 1985 Telegraph & Argus (Bradford) 25 May 6/4 Take £27 a fortnight out of a giro for £45 or £50 and you're not left with much. Compounds C1. General attributive. ΚΠ 1896 P. des Essars in Hist. Banking III. ix. 384 Germany has a slight advantage arising from the fact that in that country cheques and transfers (giro accounts) are more in use than in France and Belgium. 1930 Economist 27 Sept. 562/1 Other suggestions are concerned with the increased use of cheques, post-office banking facilities, giro transfers, clearings, etc. 1961 Daily Tel. 10 May 15/8 To provide a simple method for transferring payments a ‘Giro’ system, similar to that used in some continental countries, may soon be introduced by the Post Office, Mr Bevins, Postmaster-General, said yesterday. 1963 Economist 29 June 1375/1 On the Continent nearly all letter heads and invoices carry a giro number. 1976 Weekend Echo (Liverpool) 4–5 Dec. 4/8 Police were informed when a 22-years-old man presented an altered giro order at a post office. C2. giro cheque n. a cheque or money order issued through the giro system; in Great Britain, used for (and therefore esp. associated with) social security payments. ΚΠ 1972 Banker May 661 (table) Crossed giro cheques. 1975 Economist 9 Aug. (Brit. Banking Survey Suppl.) 42/1 If the retailer then uses giro cheques to pay his supplier he can become completely reliant on giro. 1976 Southern Evening Echo (Southampton) 11 Nov. 14/4 A 31-year-old woman told the Department of Health and Social Security she had not received her giro cheque. 1982 Times 27 Jan. 2/3 Fraud involving girocheques sent through the Post Office for payment of social security benefits is ‘extremely prevalent’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1670n.²1896
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