shroff

ʃrɒf

Definition

Definition of shroff - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

coin tester

Rare

person who exchanges or tests coins

Rare

The shroff inspected each coin carefully for authenticity..

money changer

Hong Kong

Dated

cashier at a car park in Hong Kong

Dated

I paid the shroff before leaving the car park.

cashier

teller

finance

Dated

small-scale banker or money changer in India

Dated

The shroff exchanged my currency at a good rate.

banker

financier

money changer

Verb

tr.

finance

Rare

test money and separate out counterfeit and base

Rare

They needed someone to shroff the currency before exchange.

assay

examine

inspect

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Origin of shroff

Arabic, ṣarrāf (money-changer)

Examples of shroff in a sentence

A seasoned shroff can detect counterfeit coins easily.
The shroff handed me the receipt after payment.
She worked as a shroff during the summer holidays.
The shroff counted the coins meticulously.
A shroff in the market offered better rates.
The banker was hired to shroff the old coins.

He learned to shroff money as part of his training.

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French:changeur, vérifier, ...
German:Münzprüfer, prüfen, ...
Italian:cambista, verificare, ...
Spanish:cambista, verificar, ...
Portuguese:cambista, verificar, ...
Chinese:验币员, 检验, ...
Japanese:硬貨検査員, 鑑定する, ...
Arabic:مُخْتَبِر النُقود, فرزَ النقود, ...
Hebrew:חַלְפָן וּבוֹדֵק מַטְבֵּעוֹת, לִבְחוֹן מַטְבֵּעוֹת, ...
Russian:монетный эксперт, проверять, ...
Ukrainian:перевіряльник монет, перевіряти, ...
Hindi:सिक्का परीक्षक, शरॉफ करना, ...
Bengali:শ্রফ, পরীক্ষা করা, ...
Catalan:canvista, verificar, ...
Czech:zkoušeč mincí, ověřovat pravost peněz a vytřiďovat padělky, ...
Danish:mønttester, teste, ...
Dutch:muntentester, controleren, ...
Greek:σαράφης, δοκιμάζω, ...
Hungarian:pénzváltó, bevizsgálni, ...
Khmer:អ្នកប្តូរប្រាក់, ពិនិត្យប្រាក់, ...
Korean:동전 감정사, 감정하다, ...
Persian:سکه‌شناس, آزمایش کرد, ...
Polish:badacz monet, sprawdzać, ...
Portuguese (BR):cambista, verificar, ...
Romanian:verificator de monede, a verifica, ...
Swedish:myntgranskare, granska, ...
Thai:ผู้ตรวจสอบเหรียญ, ตรวจสอบ, ...
Turkish:madeni para testçisi, parayı test etmek, ...
Vietnamese:người kiểm tra tiền xu, kiểm tra, ...

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