giro

name

1. A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

noun

Etymology: Via German, from Italian giro (“circulation”), from Latin gyrus (“circle”), from Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros, “circle”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to curve, to bend”).

1. A transfer of funds between different account holders, carried out by the bank according to payer's written instructions.
2. An unemployment benefit cheque.

   “His Shepherd's Bush giro was in doubt now, because he had declined the exciting career opportunity to work in the Burger King in Notting Hill Gate.”

verb

Etymology: Via German, from Italian giro (“circulation”), from Latin gyrus (“circle”), from Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros, “circle”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to curve, to bend”).

1. To transfer funds between different account holders, carried out by the bank according to payer's written instructions.