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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGiro bancario
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈxiɾo βanˈkaɾjo
"Recibió un giro bancario por la venta de su coche."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A written order directing a bank to pay a specified sum of money from one account to another.
"She received a bank draft for the sale of her car." - 2
A type of check that is guaranteed by the issuing bank.
"He used a bank draft to ensure the seller would receive the funds immediately."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'bank', deriving from the Old Italian 'banca' (meaning bench or money-changer's table), and 'draft', from Old English 'dragan' (to draw or pull). Historically evolving in medieval European banking systems, it came to describe a written order issued by a bank directing another bank to pay a specified sum.
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Traite bancaire
Transliteration: trɛt bankɛʁ
"Elle a reçu une traite bancaire pour la vente de sa voiture."
Bankwechsel
Transliteration: baŋkˈvɛksəl
"Er verwendete einen Bankwechsel für den Kauf des Autos."
Tratta bancaria
Transliteration: ˈtratta baŋˈkaːria
"Ha ricevuto una tratta bancaria per la vendita della sua auto."
Giro bancario
Transliteration: ˈxiɾo βanˈkaɾjo
"Recibió un giro bancario por la venta de su coche."
Ordem de pagamento
Transliteration: ˈɔʁdẽj dʒi paɡaˈmẽtu
"Ela recebeu uma ordem de pagamento pela venda do carro."
बैंक ड्राफ्ट
Transliteration: baiṅk ḍrāfṭ
"उन्हें अपनी कार की बिक्री के लिए बैंक ड्राफ्ट मिला।"
银行汇票
Transliteration: yínháng huìpiào
"她收到了汽车销售的银行汇票。"
은행 환어음
Transliteration: eunhaeng hwan-eo-eum
"그녀는 자동차 판매를 위해 은행 환어음을 받았다."
銀行振出証書
Transliteration: ginkō furidashi shōsho
"彼女は車の販売のために銀行振出証書を受け取りました。"
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