Meanings
giro1
plural giros
- IrelandUKinformalAn unemployment benefit cheque.
His Shepherd's Bush giro was in doubt now, because he had declined the exciting career opportunity to work in the Burger King in Notting Hill Gate.
1994 [1993], Irvine Welsh, “The First Shag in Ages”, in Trainspotting, London: Minerva, →ISBN, page 146
present singular third person giros · participle present giroing · participle past giroed · past giroed
Giro2
- by ellipsiscyclingThe Giro d'Italia.
- A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna check given by the British government to someone who is unemployed; it can be cashed either at a bank or at the post office
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gew-“to curve, to bend”
- Ancient Greekγῦρος“circle”
- Latingyrus“circle”
- Italiangiro“circulation”
- Englishgiro
Via German, from Italian giro (“circulation”), from Latin gyrus (“circle”), from Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros, “circle”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to curve, to bend”).
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Czech žiro
- žirotype of transfer of funds
Dutch overschrijving, giro
- overschrijvingtype of transfer of funds
- girotype of transfer of funds
Esperanto ĝiro
- ĝirotype of transfer of funds
Finnish pankkisiirto
- pankkisiirtotype of transfer of funds
French virement
- virementtype of transfer of funds
Italian giroconto
- girocontotype of transfer of funds
Polish żyro
- żyrotype of transfer of funds
Vietnamese chuyển khoản
- chuyển khoảntype of transfer of funds
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with giro
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Cite this entry
giro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/giro
“giro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/giro. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “giro,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/giro.
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