giro

Definitions of giro
  1. noun
    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
    synonyms: giro-afrekening, giroafrekening, giroafschrift, girodienst, girootje, postcheque- en girodienst, postcheque-en-girodienst, postgiro
  2. noun
    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
    synonyms: betaalkaart, betalingsopdracht, giro-afrekening, giroafrekening, giroafschrift, girobetaalkaart, girocheque, girodienst, girokaart, girootje, kascheque, postcheck, postcheque, postcheque- en girodienst, postcheque-en-girodienst
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    type of:
    betaalcheque, cheque
    a written order directing a bank to pay money
  3. noun
    an account at a post office that can be used in similar ways to an account at a bank
    synonyms: girorekening
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    type of:
    bankconto, bankrekening
    a fund that a customer has entrusted to a bank and from which the customer can make withdrawals
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