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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Coffee Trivia

Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.

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