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GIRO CHEQUE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does giro cheque mean? 

GIRO CHEQUE (noun)
  The noun GIRO CHEQUE has 1 sense:

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 officeplay

  Familiarity information: GIRO CHEQUE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GIRO CHEQUE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Synonyms:

giro; giro cheque

Hypernyms ("giro cheque" is a kind of...):

bank check; check; cheque (a written order directing a bank to pay money)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)


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