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shroff (s̸hräf)

noun

in Asia

  1. a banker or money-changer
  2. an expert in testing coins

Etymology: Anglo-Ind sharaf < Hindi sarrāf < Ar ṣarrāf, money-changer < ṣarafa, to issue, disburse

transitive verb

to examine (coins) to separate the genuine from the counterfeit

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