shroff
/ʃɹɒf/US/ʃɹɔf/
shroff noun: a provider of financial services, especially a small-scale independent banker or money changer or (historical) a local expert at detecting bad coin.
Noun
shroff (plural shroffs)
- A provider of financial services, especially a small-scale independent banker or money changer or (historical) a local expert at detecting bad coin.
- The sheraffs are poore and begerly.1618, cited in William Foster, The English Factories in India..., page 8
- Amongſt whom were Shroffs, or Money-changers.1698, John Fryer, “Views the Malabar and Canatick Coasts up to Bombaim”, in A New Account of East-India and Persia, in Eight Letters. Being Nine Years Travels, Begun 1672. And Finished 1681. […]...
- A cashier, especially for a car park.
- An assistant shroff of the Queen Mary Hospital faced Mr. J. Reynolds at Central yesterday charged with the larceny of $10.1950 November 3, South China Morning Post, page 7
- It is a source of endless fascination to newcomers to Hong Kong to observe types of employment in the city rarely seen in other parts of the world. Where, away from here, would you come across a shroff, for example?2006 July 29, South China Morning Post, page 12
- The office of such a cashier at a car park etc.
Verb
shroff (third-person singular simple present shroffs, present participle shroffing, simple past and past participle shroffed)
- To act as a shroff, especially (historical) to inspect coins to detect debasement, counterfeits, clipping, etc. for a commission.
- I represented... that the money could not be divided till it was shroffed.1757 July 7, Robert Clive, letter, cited in John Malcolm, Life of Robert, Lord Clive, Vol. I, page 278
- The potential revenues of China are immense, but they are ‘shroffed’... by every hand through which they pass.1906 April 14, Saturday Review, page 451
Proper noun capitalized: Shroff
Shroff (plural Shroffs)
- A surname from Hindi, Urdu, Persian, or Arabic, of Indian usage.
- Dunn’s attorney, Sabrina Shroff, during closing arguments on Wednesday, said that the confrontation was the result of his “strongly held feelings” about immigration enforcement, NBC News reported.2025 November 6, Dan Mangan, “DC sandwich thrower Sean Dunn found not guilty of assaulting federal agent”, in CNBC
shroff meaning in Tamil
shroff in Tamil
- காசாளர், வட்டிக்கடைக்காரர்
Forms of shroff
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | shroffs |
| alternative form (obsolete) | sheroff |
| alternative form (obsolete) | sheraffe |
| alternative form (obsolete) | sheriffe |
| alternative form (obsolete) | sharoffe |
| alternative form (obsolete) | sherrafe |
| alternative form (obsolete) | shraff |
| alternative form (obsolete) | shrofe |
| alternative form (obsolete) | sheraff |
| alternative form (obsolete) | shraf |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | shroffs |
| present participle | shroffing |
| past participle | shroffed |
| past | shroffed |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Shroffs |
Origin of shroff
An British Indian variant of saraf, borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi सर्राफ़ (sarrāf) / Urdu صَرَّاف (sarrāf) and Classical Persian صَرَّاف (sarrāf), from Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf).
An British Indian variant of Saraf, borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi सर्राफ़ (sarrāf) / Urdu صَرَّاف (sarrāf, “monet charger”) and Classical Persian صَرَّاف (sarrāf), from Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf).
Words formed from shroff
- shroffage
- shroffing school
- shroff office
- shroff-shop
Words that rhyme with shroff
Questions about shroff
- What does shroff mean?
- Shroff means a provider of financial services, especially a small-scale independent banker or money changer or (historical) a local expert at detecting bad coin.
- What is shroff in Tamil?
- Shroff in Tamil is காசாளர், வட்டிக்கடைக்காரர். See Shroff meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is shroff?
- Shroff can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce shroff?
- Shroff is pronounced /ʃɹɒf/ (UK).
- What is the plural of shroff?
- The plural of shroff is shroffs.
Words near shroff in the dictionary
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