单词 | giro cheque |
释义 | > as lemmasgiro cheque 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’. < as lemmas |
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