See Also: shroff(dictionary)

shroff (iou)



shroff noun & verb. E17.
[formed as SARAF.]
A. noun. In the Indian subcontinent, a banker, a money-changer; in the Far East, an expert employed to detect counterfeit or base coin. E17.
b. verb trans. & intrans. Examine (coin) in order to separate the genuine from the counterfeit or base. M18.
shroffage noun the commission charged for shroffing coin E17.