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.
Examples of dire in a sentence. 1  The alleged threat posed by Yellowstone's 3,600 buffalo came from the fact that they carry brucella, a bacterium that cycles harmlessly enough in Bison bison but has considerably more dire effects on cattle. âChristopher Ketcham, Harper's, June 2008.