shroff

[ shrof ]

/ ʃrɒf /

noun

(in India) a banker or money-changer.

(in the Far East, especially China) a native expert employed to test coins and separate the base from the genuine.

verb (used with object)

to test (coins) in order to separate the base from the genuine.

Origin of shroff

1610–20; earlier sharoffe<Portuguese xarrafo, probably <Gujarati śaraf<Arabic ṣayrāfī moneychanger

Words nearby shroff

shrink-wrap, shrive, shrivel, shriven, Shriver, shroff, shroom, Shropshire, shroud, shroud-laid, Shroud of Turin

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Example sentences from the Web for shroff

I can borrow it again from the shroff, just for the present.
Captain Desmond, V.C.|Maud Diver
He left his affairs in the hands of the shroff, the Chinese accountant, who could be trusted to manage them for a short time.
Civilization|Ellen Newbold La Motte
They did not ask the shroff, the Chinese accountant, what he thought of it.
Civilization|Ellen Newbold La Motte
The Red Wand stood by the abacus, rattling the brown beads with flying fingers, like a shroff.
Dragon's blood|Henry Milner Rideout

If any money stamped by a Shroff on examination proved bad, it was exchanged by him, but such cases were extremely rare.
The 'Fan Kwae' at Canton Before Treaty Days 1825-1844|William C. Hunter

British Dictionary definitions for shroff

shroff

/ (ʃrɒf) /

noun

(in China, Japan, etc, esp formerly) an expert employed to separate counterfeit money or base coin from the genuine

(in India) a moneychanger or banker

verb

(tr) to test (money) and separate out the counterfeit and base

Word Origin for shroff

C17: from Portuguese xarrafo, from Hindi sarrāf moneychanger, from Arabic

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	shroff
释义	shroff [ shrof ] / ʃrɒf / noun (in India) a banker or money-changer. (in the Far East, especially China) a native expert employed to test coins and separate the base from the genuine. verb (used with object) to test (coins) in order to separate the base from the genuine. Origin of shroff 1610–20; earlier sharoffe<Portuguese xarrafo, probably <Gujarati śaraf<Arabic ṣayrāfī moneychanger Words nearby shroff shrink-wrap, shrive, shrivel, shriven, Shriver, shroff, shroom, Shropshire, shroud, shroud-laid, Shroud of Turin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for shroff I can borrow it again from the shroff, just for the present. Captain Desmond, V.C.\|Maud Diver He left his affairs in the hands of the shroff, the Chinese accountant, who could be trusted to manage them for a short time. Civilization\|Ellen Newbold La Motte They did not ask the shroff, the Chinese accountant, what he thought of it. Civilization\|Ellen Newbold La Motte The Red Wand stood by the abacus, rattling the brown beads with flying fingers, like a shroff. Dragon's blood\|Henry Milner Rideout If any money stamped by a Shroff on examination proved bad, it was exchanged by him, but such cases were extremely rare. The 'Fan Kwae' at Canton Before Treaty Days 1825-1844\|William C. Hunter British Dictionary definitions for shroff shroff / (ʃrɒf) / noun (in China, Japan, etc, esp formerly) an expert employed to separate counterfeit money or base coin from the genuine (in India) a moneychanger or banker verb (tr) to test (money) and separate out the counterfeit and base Word Origin for shroff C17: from Portuguese xarrafo, from Hindi sarrāf moneychanger, from Arabic Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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