giro

UK: /ˈdʒaɪərəʊ/ US: (jī′rō)

Inflections of 'giro' (n): npl: giros

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

gi•ro  (jī′rō), n., pl. -ros. 

1. Aeronautics autogiro.

• by shortening

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giro / ˈdʒaɪrəʊ/ noun ( -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. an unemployment or income support payment by giro cheque, posted fortnightly

Etymology: 20th Century: ultimately from Greek guros circuit