shroff UK /ʃɹɒf/US /ʃɹɔf/noun 3verb 1forms 3 noun3 •(India) 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 •(Hong-Kong) 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 •(Hong-Kong) The office of such a cashier at a car park etc. verb1 •(India) 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 formsshroffed · shroffing · shroffs
