1. giro(n = noun.possession) giro cheque - 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; Array
is a kind of bank check, check, cheque
2. giro(n = noun.group) Array - 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; Array
is a kind of financial institution, financial organisation, financial organization
giro, n. & v.
--n. (pl. -os)
1 a system of credit transfer between banks, post offices, etc.
2 a cheque or payment by giro.
--v.tr. (-oes, -oed) pay by giro.
Etymology:
G f. It., = circulation (of money)