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giro

[jahy-roh]

gi·ro

[jahy-roh]
noun, plural -ros.

Origin:
by shortening
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Giro is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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giro (ˈdʒaɪrəʊ)
 
n , pl -ros
1.  a system of transferring money within the financial institutions of a country, such as banks and post offices, by which bills, etc may be paid by filling in a giro form authorizing the debit of a specified sum from one's own account to the credit of the payee's account
2.  informal (Brit) an unemployment or income support payment by giro cheque, posted fortnightly
 
[C20: ultimately from Greek guros circuit]

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