English Explanatory Dictionary

schroff

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A banker or moneychanger.
  2. Alternative form of shroff: A cashier's office or booth.

Pronunciation

/ʃɹɒf/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-schroff.wav

Word forms

schroff schroffs

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian صراف (sarâf) or Urdu صراف (sarrāf), from Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf).

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