Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1.
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;
[syn: giro, giro cheque]
2. 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;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
giro
n 1: 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 [syn: giro, giro cheque]
2: 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