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bureau de change

[ by-roh duh shahnzh ]

noun

, French.
, plural bu·reaux de change [b, y, -roh d, uh, , shahnzh].
  1. an office where money can be exchanged.


bureau de change

/ ˈbjʊərəʊ də ˈʃɒnʒ /

noun

  1. a place where foreign currencies can be exchanged
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bureau de change1

C20: from French, literally: office of exchange
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Example Sentences

So they bade him good day and took their way back to the Bureau de Change.

Thus we have "employment bureau," and can get English money for foreign at a "bureau de change."

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