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| gi·ro [ jrō ] (plural gi·ros) |
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1. bank transfer system: in European countries and the United Kingdom, a system that enables money to be transferred quickly and cheaply between accounts or between the financial institutions of a country
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2. U.K. benefit check: a check, cashable at a post office in European countries, for the payment of a government benefit such as unemployment benefit
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| [Late 19th century. Via German< Italian, "circulation (of money)"] |
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