vire
/vaɪə(ɹ)/
vire verb: to transfer a surplus from one account to cover a deficit in another, to make a virement.
Verb
vire (third-person singular simple present vires, present participle viring, simple past and past participle vired)
- To transfer a surplus from one account to cover a deficit in another, to make a virement.
- For example, in 1993, only 8 per cent of the survey schools said that they were likely to vire funds if problems arose during the year.1996, Derek Glover, Sue Law, Managing Professional Development in Education
- Prison education budgets were placed in the hands of prison governors who could vire money to other areas of the prisons.2005, Prison Education Report, United Kingdom: House of Commons
Forms of vire
| third-person singular present | vires |
|---|---|
| present participle | viring |
| past participle | vired |
| past | vired |
Origin of vire
From Old French vire, from virer (“to turn”). Compare veer, vireton.
Questions about vire
- What does vire mean?
- Vire means to transfer a surplus from one account to cover a deficit in another, to make a virement.
- What part of speech is vire?
- Vire is a verb.
- How do you pronounce vire?
- Vire is pronounced /vaɪə(ɹ)/.
- What is the past tense of vire?
- The past tense of vire is vired.
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