- shroff
- noun Etymology: Hindi śarāf & Urdu sharāf, ultimately from Arabic ṣarrāf Date: 1618 a banker or money changer in the Far East; especially one who tests and evaluates coin
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Shroff — Shroff, n. [Ar. sarr[=a]f.] A banker, or changer of money. [East Indies] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shroff — shroff·age; shroff; … English syllables
shroff — [shräf] n. [Anglo Ind sharaf < Hindi sarrāf < Ar ṣarrāf, money changer < ṣarafa, to issue, disburse] in Asia a) a banker or money changer b) an expert in testing coins vt. to examine (coins) to separate the genuine from the counterfeit … English World dictionary
Shroff — Jackie Shroff Jackie Shroff (eigentlich Jay Kishan Shraf; * 1. Februar 1957 in Mumbai) ist ein indischer Schauspieler. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Auszeichnu … Deutsch Wikipedia
shroff — UK [ʃrɒf] / US [ʃrɑf] noun [countable] Word forms shroff : singular shroff plural shroffs someone in South Asia who works in a bank or exchanges money of one country for money of another country … English dictionary
shroff — noun /ʃɹɒf/ a) A money changer or banker in South Asia. Racing leads to the shroff quicker than anything else. b) A cashier at a car park … Wiktionary
shroff — I. ˈshräf noun ( s) Etymology: Hindi ṣarrāf, from Arabic : a banker or money changer in the Far East; especially : one who tests and determines the worth of coin II. verb ( ed/ ing/ s) … Useful english dictionary
Shroff Eye Hospital — The Shroff Eye Hospital is an internationally accredited hospital in Mumbai, India. Its surgical team is led by three members of the Shroff family. The Mumbai hospital has been accredited by the US based Joint Commission International since 2006 … Wikipedia
shroff — /shrof/, n. 1. (in India) a banker or money changer. 2. (in the Far East, esp. China) a native expert employed to test coins and separate the base from the genuine. v.t. 3. to test (coins) in order to separate the base from the genuine. [1610 20; … Universalium
shroff — Hong Kong English is a cashier in a hospital, a government office or a car park … English dialects glossary
