giro
/ˈdʒaɪrəʊ/noun
(pl. -os)[mass noun]
1- a system of electronic credit transfer used in Europe and Japan, largely involving banks, post offices, and public utilities(欧洲和日本的银行、邮局和公用事业单位所使用的)电子化转账(制度)。
1.1
- count noun [often as modifier] a cheque or payment by such a system, especially a social security payment(尤指根据社会保障制度发给社保对象的)电子支付款项; 电子转账支票:
a giro cheque.
电子支票。
词源
late 19th cent.: via German from Italian, 'circulation (of money)'.