National Spelling Bee: Could you spell these 10 winning business words?

6. Cambist

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In this 2010 file photo, an exchange store in Hong Kong displays a collage of copies of Chinese RMB, US dollar, and other foreign bills. 'Cambist,' a word for an expert in money exchage, won the 1977 National Spelling Bee for champion John Paola.

Year: 1977

 

Champion: John Paola (Pittsburgh)

 

Definition: (n.)  1) a money-changer or broker; a person who is skilled in the science and practice of monetary exchange. 2) A table or manual giving the exchange values of moneys, weights, and measures of various countries.

 

Used in a Business Page sentence: Last year’s cambist is out of date, now that the euro has fallen so dramatically.

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