n.
Pronunciation: ' jir-( ˌ ) ō , ' zhir-; ' j ē -( ˌ )r ō , ' zh ē -, esp Brit ' j ī -
Function: noun
Etymology: German, circulation (of currency), from Italian, from Latin gyrus gyre
Date: 1890
: a service of many European banks that permits authorized direct transfer of funds among account holders as well as conventional transfers by check