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| shroff [ shrof, shrawf ] |
noun (plural shroffs) |
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1. South Asian banker: in South Asia, a banker or moneychanger
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2. expert in counterfeit coins: somebody employed in eastern Asia to separate counterfeit from real coins
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transitive verb (past and past participle shroffed, present participle shroff·ing, 3rd person present singular shroffs) |
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separate counterfeit coins: to separate counterfeit from real coins
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| [Early 17th century. Alteration of Hindi śarāf< Arabic ṣarrāf] |
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