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vire

/vaɪə(ɹ)/

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From Old French vire, from virer (“to turn”). Compare veer, vireton.

verb vires · viring · 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.

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@misc{vire_2026,
  title = {vire},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vire},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}