bureau de change
noun/ˌbjʊərəʊ də ˈʃɑːnʒ/
/ˌbjʊrəʊ də ˈʃɑːnʒ/
(plural bureaux de change
(from French)/ˌbjʊərəʊ də ˈʃɑːnʒ/
/ˌbjʊrəʊ də ˈʃɑːnʒ/
)- an office at a hotel, in an airport, etc., where you can exchange money from one country for that from anotherTopics Moneyc2Word Origin1950s: French, literally ‘office of exchange’.
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