Shroff

Shroff is a surname. The word is derived from the Hindustani word saraf (bullion merchant, Baniya), which in turn, is ultimately derived from the Arabic ṣarrāf. The word is also used to mean a cashier, especially in a car park or identity card, car licensing offices and public service agents in East Asia, and a money changer or banker in South Asia.{{fact|date=June 2022}} In Hong Kong a shroff may be a place to conduct payments.{{cite news|last=Lim|first=Lisa|url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/2079497/where-word-shroff-came-and-its-many-meanings|title=Where the word ‘shroff’ came from, and its many meanings|newspaper=South China Morning Post|date=2017-03-17|accessdate=2022-06-06}} In 2016 the word "shroff" became a part of the Oxford English Dictionary.{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/hk-magazine/article/2037921/oxford-english-dictionary-adds-hong-kong-words-yum-cha-now|title=Oxford English Dictionary Adds Hong Kong Words: "Yum Cha" Now Totally Legit |agency=HK Magazine|newspaper=South China Morning Post|date=2016-05-12|accessdate=2022-06-06}}

File:Portret van een onbekende geldwisselaar uit Sindh Shroff or native banker. Hindoo. Sind (titel op object), RP-F-2001-7-1122F-57.jpg