shilling

IPA: ʃˈɪɫɪŋ

noun

  • (historical) A coin formerly used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Australia, New Zealand and many other Commonwealth countries worth twelve old pence, or one twentieth of a pound sterling.
  • The currency of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda.
  • (US, historical) A currency in the United States, differing in value between states.
  • (US, historical, New York and some other states) The Spanish real, formerly having the value of one eighth of a dollar.
  • A surname.
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Examples of "shilling" in Sentences

  • It seems like a bit of shilling.
  • Now you are shilling onWikipedia.
  • It was a waste of a good shilling.
  • It was priced ten and a half shilling.
  • In 1877 a penny of shilling denomination.
  • Either that, or you're shilling for Evony.
  • A duty of a shilling was placed on advertisements.
  • There was no 'shilling sign' and shilling was abbreviated as s.

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