[mass noun]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) ■[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救济对象的)电子支付款项;电子转账支票 a giro cheque. 电子支票。
语源
late 19th cent.: via German from Italian, circulation (of money')