shroff

shroff Definition

shroff (s̸hräf)

noun

in Asia

a banker or money-changer
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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