English Explanatory Dictionary

shroff

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A provider of financial services, especially a small-scale independent banker or money changer or (historical) a local expert at detecting bad coin.
  2. A cashier, especially for a car park.
  3. The office of such a cashier at a car park etc.
verb
  1. To act as a shroff, especially (historical) to inspect coins to detect debasement, counterfeits, clipping, etc. for a commission.
name
  1. A surname of Indian usage.

Pronunciation

/ʃɹɒf/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shroff.wav /ʃɹɔf/ /ʃɹɑf/

Word forms

shroff shroffs sheroff sheraffe sheriffe sharoffe sherrafe shraff shrofe sheraff shraf shroffing shroffed

Etymology

A British Indian variant of saraf, from Urdu صراف (sarrāf) and Persian صراف (sarâf), from Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf).

Derived words

Shroff shroff office shroff-shop shroffage shroffing school
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