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cambist

(ˈkæmbɪst)

1. (Banking & Finance) a dealer or expert in foreign exchange

2. (Banking & Finance) a manual of currency exchange rates and similar equivalents of weights and measures

[C19: from French cambiste, from Italian cambista, from cambio (money) exchange]

ˈcambistry, ˈcambism n

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cambist

1. a dealer in bills of exchange.
2. a handbook listing the exchange values of moneys and the weights and measures of many countries.

See also: Finance

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