(India) A provider of financial services, especially a small-scale independent banker or money changer or (historical) a local expert at detecting bad coin.
1618, cited in William Foster, The English Factories in India..., page 8:
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(Hong Kong) A cashier, especially for a car park.
: The sheraffs are poore and begerly.
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(Hong Kong) The office of such a cashier at a car park etc.
1816, 'Quiz', The Grand Master..., canto ii, ll. 18 f.:
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