1. 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
   "He set up a giro to pay his monthly bills automatically"
    
2. 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
   "He received his unemployment benefits via giro cheque";
   - giro cheque [Brit]

Derived forms: giros

Type of: bank check [US], check [N. Amer], cheque [Brit, Cdn], financial institution, financial organisation [Brit], financial organization

Encyclopedia: Giro, Piotr