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bureau de change en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈbjʊəɹ.əʊ.dəˌʃɒ̃ʒ/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French bureau de change (“office of exchange”).

Meanings

1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK) A place where foreign currency can be exchanged.
   • Good private bureaux de change include the Shangani Bureau de Change (at the northern end of Kenyatta Road, near the Tembo Hotel), and the Malindi Bureau de Change (next to the ZanAir office, east of the port gates). 2009, Chris McIntyre, Susan McIntyre, Zanzibar, Bradt Travel Guides, page 159:
   • A bureau de change, as has been seen, is certainly an institution or person subject to the Directive and it arguably enters into business relations with its customers. 2007, R. C. H. Alexander, Insider Dealing and Money Laundering in the EU: Law and Regulation, page 155:
   • The network comprises Masterlink, a bureau de change, and a United Kingdom bank, along with a partnering MTO and a bank in Uganda. 2011, Isaku Endo, Jane Namaaji, Anoma Kulathunga, World Bank Working Paper No. 201: Uganda′s Remittance Corridors from United Kingdom, United States, and South Africa, page 21:
   • Near-synonym: money changer

Forms

Relateds

foreign exchange

Synonyms

money changer · currency exchange

Translations (51)

pl kantor (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · bg валу́тно бюро́ (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · cs směnárna (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · tr döviz bürosu (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · bg обме́нно бюро́ (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · it ufficio del cambio (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · el ανταλλακτήριο συναλλάγματος (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · fi valuutanvaihto (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · sv växelkontor (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · fi valuutanvaihtotoimisto (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · aii ܒܹܝܬ ܨܲܪܵܦܘܼܬܵܐ (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · ar مَكْتَب صِرَافَة (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · ro casă de schimb (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · hu pénzváltó (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · ko 환전소 (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · de Wechselstelle (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · rsk меняльня (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · el συνάλλαγμα (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · pl kantor walutowy (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · ru обме́н валю́ты (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · ru пункт обме́на валю́ты (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · is gjaldeyrisviðskipti (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · sh menjačnica (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · sk zmenáreň (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · he הֲמָרַת מַטְבֵּעַ (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · ru обме́нный пункт (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · ja 両替屋 (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · de Wechselstube (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · hy չեյնջ (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · it cambiavalute (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · hy փոխանակման կետ (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · fr bureau de change (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · eo monŝanĝejo (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · th สำนักงานแลกเงิน (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · pt casa de câmbio (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · cmn 外幣兌換所 /外币兑换所 (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · uk обмі́нник (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · no vekslingskontor (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · sh мјењачница (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · bg чейнджбюро́ (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · cmn 外匯交易場所 /外汇交易场所 (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · sh мењачница (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · es casa de cambio (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · ja 通貨両替 (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · hu pénzváltóhely (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · sh mjenjačnica (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · sv växlingskontor (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · nl wisselkantoor (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · ar صِرَافَة اَلْعُمْلَات (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · vi quầy đổi tiền (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) · da vekselbureau (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged)

wikidata: Q2002539