1 A check from the NC Department of Revenue is valid up to 6 months after the date on the check. 2  If a check date is older than 6 months, you should mail a letter along with the refund check to NC Department of Revenue, Attn: Customer Service, P O Box 1168, Raleigh, NC 27602-1168.
The definition of dire is something so bad or scary that it causes distress or terror. An example of dire the need of a homeless person in winter. Dire is defined as something that is urgent. An example of dire is the warning to evacuate immediately. dirâ²er, dirâ²est. 1  arousing terror or causing extreme distress; dreadful; terrible.  calling for quick action; urgent: a dire need.
The former is from the Latin word dirus, from which dire is descended, and the latter comes from furere, from where we get fury. The word dire is often found in conjunction with straits; in dire straits is used of a situation that is very bad or difficult.