giro
/ˈdʒaɪrəu; `dʒaɪro/ n
(pl ~s) (commerce 商)
1 [U, C] system for transferring money directly from one bank account or post-office account to another (银行或邮局间的)直接转帐制度
Money has been credited to your account by bank giro. 钱已由银行直接转帐入你的帐户.
I'll pay by giro, ie using the giro system. 我用直接转帐支付.
The British Post Office giro system is called the National Giro/Girobank. 英国邮局直接转帐制度称为全国邮政通汇转帐制.
[attrib 作定语]
a (bank) giro credit, payment, transfer, etc (银行)直接转帐贷项、 直接转帐付款、 直接转帐
a giro account, ie a special account for paying through the giro system 直接转帐帐户
a giro cheque, ie for use with a giro account 直接转帐支票.
2 [C] (Brit) giro cheque, esp one issued by the government to pay social security benefit 直接转帐支票(尤指政府支付社会保障金的)
My giro hasn't arrived this week. 我的直接转帐支票这星期还未汇到.