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shilling
[shil-ing]
noun
a cupronickel coin and former monetary unit of the United Kingdom, the 20th part of a pound, equal to 12 pence: retained in circulation equal to 5 new pence after decimalization in 1971. s.
a former monetary unit of various other nations, as Australia, Fiji, Ghana, Ireland, Jamaica, New Zealand, and Nigeria, equal to one twentieth of a pound or 12 pence.
the monetary unit of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda, equal to 100 cents.
any of various coins and moneys of account used in various parts of the U.S. in the 18th and 19th centuries.
shilling
/ ˈʃɪɪŋ /
noun
Abbreviation: s. sh.a former British and Australian silver or cupronickel coin worth one twentieth of a pound: not minted in Britain since 1970
the standard monetary unit of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda: divided into 100 cents
an old monetary unit of the US varying in value in different states
/-.(in combination) an indication of the strength and character of a beer, referring to the price after duty that was formerly paid per barrel
sixty-shilling
Word History and Origins
Origin of shilling1
Word History and Origins
Origin of shilling1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
And when you remember that those words, and all those other businesses shilling the same fantasy, are coming from billionaires who experience that reality every day, it’s insulting, isn't it?
She was then assigned to a farm, where she was paid 32 shillings a week.
It’s a haze that features four women shilling themselves out for a hot date with a Chalamet.
Stone, who was born on 13 June 1932 in Chelsea, began taking photographs aged 13 after his mother gave him a Box Brownie Kodak camera that cost two shillings and sixpence.
Ewart goes on to say that he has about 10 shillings "in pocket money, not counting the train fare, so I am doing alright".
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