GIRO CHEQUE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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

Synonyms:

giro; giro cheque

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

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)