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GIRO
giro
(noun) a British financial system in which a bank or a post office transfers money from one account to another when they receive authorization to do so
giro, giro cheque
(noun) a check given by the British government to someone who is unemployed; it can be cashed either at a bank or at the post office
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
the Giro
(cycling, by ellipsis) The Giro d'Italia.
Anagrams
• Gori, Igor
Etymology
Noun
giro (plural giros)
(in Europe) A transfer of funds between different account holders, carried out by the bank according to payer's written instructions.
(British, informal) An unemployment benefit cheque.
Verb
giro (third-person singular simple present giros, present participle giroing, simple past and past participle giroed)
To transfer funds between different account holders, carried out by the bank according to payer's written instructions.
Anagrams
• Gori, Igor
Source: Wiktionary
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(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”
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