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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A banker or moneychanger. India
2. 2
   Alternative form of shroff: A cashier's office or booth. Hong-Kong, alt-of, alternative

   "Pay your bill at the schroff."

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian صراف (sarâf) or Urdu صراف (sarrāf), from Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf).

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