giro

noun

gi·​ro ˈjir-(ˌ)ō  ˈzhir- 

ˈjē-(ˌ)rō, 

ˈzhē-

especially British

ˈjī- 

: a service of many European banks that permits authorized direct transfer of funds among account holders as well as conventional transfers by check

Examples of giro in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Here droogs and tollchocks, there giro-drops and plookie radges—the jargon reached me like a Moloko plus with knives. — Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

German, circulation (of currency), from Italian, from Latin gyrus gyre

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above