Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vire

/vaɪə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables: vire
IPA: /vaɪə(ɹ)/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To transfer a surplus from one account to cover a deficit in another, to make a virement.

Example Sentences

"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."
"Prison education budgets were placed in the hands of prison governors who could vire money to other areas of the prisons."
"Because we cannot vire money between budgets, we buy more machines than we need, but cannot pay anyone to run them!"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: vire

Inflected Forms

vires (present, singular) viring (participle, present) vired (participle, past) vired (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce vire?: The recorded pronunciation is /vaɪə(ɹ)/.
What does vire mean?: To transfer a surplus from one account to cover a deficit in another, to make a virement.
Where does vire come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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