Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A round; a turn; a short tour.
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- noun Europe A
direct transfer offunds between differentaccount holders, usually on aregular basis . - noun UK, informal An
unemployment benefit cheque .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- 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
- 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
Etymologies
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Examples
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Audiit, in giro (Audit ingyre) sedis/Quid psallant cum citharoedis/Quater seni proceres:
Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany 2008
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[...] in giro per la rete ho trovato il blog di Lorelle che fornisce una serie di trucchi per poter applicare i tag technorati sui nostri blog senza dover [...]
A Tagging Bookmarklet for WordPress and Wordpress.com Users « Lorelle on WordPress 2005
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Hang around the JSA car park gates at dawn hoping that you'll be picked for a "giro" award?
If ever there was a government out of touch, then New Labour is it. FIDO The Dog 2009
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The conservatory opened into a library, and from the library you reach the antechamber, thus completing the 'giro' of one of the prettiest houses in St. Petersburg.
John Lothrop Motley, A Memoir — Complete Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851
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The conservatory opened into a library, and from the library you reach the antechamber, thus completing the 'giro' of one of the prettiest houses in St. Petersburg.
Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851
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The conservatory opened into a library, and from the library you reach the antechamber, thus completing the 'giro' of one of the prettiest houses in St. Petersburg.
John Lothrop Motley. a memoir — Volume 1 Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851
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The conservatory opened into a library, and from the library you reach the antechamber, thus completing the 'giro' of one of the prettiest houses in St. Petersburg.
PG Edition of Netherlands series — Complete John Lothrop Motley 1845
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The four-course "giro" menu deal $35 weekdays, $40 weekends is an affordable way to take the measure of Brandt-Lee's progress as a chef.
Phillies Zone 2010
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Lo giro interamente the San Francisco, una delle pi belle citt del mondo!!!
Archive 2009-11-01 admin 2009
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"No, you don't understand, I had to wait for the post office to open so I could cash my giro and buy these boots," said the young hopeful, pulling the box out of his bag.
Harry Redknapp can turn into one of the masters of the European stage | Paul Hayward 2011
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