"vire" meaning in English

See vire in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /vaɪə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vire.wav Forms: vires [present, singular, third-person], viring [participle, present], vired [participle, past], vired [past]
Etymology: From Old French vire, from virer (“to turn”). Compare veer, vireton. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|vire}} Old French vire Head templates: {{en-verb}} vire (third-person singular simple present vires, present participle viring, simple past and past participle vired)
  1. To transfer a surplus from one account to cover a deficit in another, to make a virement.
    Sense id: en-vire-en-verb-MZJKIsVT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 13 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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