gironoun
uk/ˈdʒaɪ.rəʊ/us/ˈdʒaɪ.roʊ/[ U ] a system used between European banks and similar organizations, in which money can be moved from one account to another by a central computer:
The money was transferred by giro.
[ C ] UK a cheque that provides money from the government, through the giro, to someone who is unemployed or ill or has very little income:
a giro cheque
She didn't know how she would manage until her next giro.
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