shroff

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [shrof]
- /ʃrɒf/
- /ˈʃrɒf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shrof]
- /ʃrɒf/

Definitions of shroff word

noun shroff (in India) a banker or money-changer. 1
noun shroff (in the Far East, especially China) a native expert employed to test coins and separate the base from the genuine. 1
verb with object shroff to test (coins) in order to separate the base from the genuine. 1
noun shroff (in China, Japan, etc, esp formerly) an expert employed to separate counterfeit money or base coin from the genuine 0
noun shroff (in India) a moneychanger or banker 0
verb shroff to test (money) and separate out the counterfeit and base 0

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Origin of shroff

First appearance:

before 1610

One of the 40% oldest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Shroff

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shroff popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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