shroff.
A provider of financial services, especially a small-scale independent banker or money changer or (historical) a local expert at detecting bad coin.
Meaning & usage
A provider of financial services, especially a small-scale independent banker or money changer or (historical) a local expert at detecting bad coin.
A cashier, especially for a car park.
The office of such a cashier at a car park etc.
Where this word comes from
An British Indian variant of saraf, borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi सर्राफ़ (sarrāf) / Urdu صَرَّاف (sarrāf) and Classical Persian صَرَّاف (sarrāf), from Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf).
To act as a shroff, especially (historical) to inspect coins to detect debasement, counterfeits, clipping, etc. for a commission.
Where this word comes from
An British Indian variant of saraf, borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi सर्राफ़ (sarrāf) / Urdu صَرَّاف (sarrāf) and Classical Persian صَرَّاف (sarrāf), from Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf).
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