Giro vs Biro - What's the difference?
giro | biro |
(in Europe) A transfer of funds between different account holders, carried out by the bank according to payer's written instructions.
(British, informal) An unemployment benefit cheque.
A BIRO brand ballpoint pen.
* 1993 , , 2008,
(by extension, UK, AU, NZ) Any ballpoint pen.
* 2007 , , The Anatomy of Wings ,
(by extension) Ink from a ballpoint pen.
* 2011 , Shannon Lush, Jennifer Fleming, Completely Spotless ,
As a proper noun giro
is (cycling) the giro d'italia.As a noun biro is
bureau.giro
English
(wikipedia giro)Noun
(en noun)Usage notes
The use of paper giros is in decline in favour of electronic payments, which are regarded as faster, cheaper and safer due to the reduced risk of fraud.Anagrams
* ----biro
English
(wikipedia biro)Noun
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- Frank's Biro taps delicately at the topmost of the little yellow notes.
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- Massimo's finger was poised above red on his multi-coloured biro like a kangaroo frozen in headlights.
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- ‘My very creative 2-year-old son used my good friend?s white polyester Roman blinds as a canvas,’ says Jacqui. They?re now covered in blue biro'. And although my friend isn?t too bothered by the ' biro , I am! Can you help??