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name
The Giro d'Italia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: by ellipsis
Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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name
A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A transfer of funds between different account holders, carried out by the bank according to payer's written instructions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: usually
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noun
An unemployment benefit cheque.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK, informal
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verb
To transfer funds between different account holders, carried out by the bank according to payer's written instructions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: financial institution, financial organization, financial organisation
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: giro cheque
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: check, bank check, cheque
History
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”).
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
