schroff

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/ʃɹɒf/

noun

A banker or moneychanger.

“Pay your bill at the schroff.”

OriginPersian صراف ← Urdu صراف ← Arabic صَرَّاف →
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Meanings

nounschroff (plural schroffs)

plural schroffs

  1. IndiaA banker or moneychanger.
  2. Hong KongalternativeAlternative form of shroff: A cashier's office or booth.

    Pay your bill at the schroff.

Origin

  1. Arabicصَرَّاف
  2. Urduصراف
  3. Persianصراف
  4. Englishschroff

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with schroff

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Cite this entry
APA

schroff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schroff

MLA

“schroff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schroff. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “schroff,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schroff.

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