giro

Universal Words noun (plural giros) (BrE) 1 [U] (finance) a system in which money can be moved from one bank or post office account to another by a central computer: to pay by giro * a giro credit / payment / transfer 2 (also giro cheque) [C] a cheque that the government pays through the giro system to people who are unemployed or sick, or who have a very small income: It is easy for families to run out of money before the weekly giro arrives.