Shilling

Quick meaning: Shilling is a noun meaning The currency of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda.

Meaning

The currency of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda.

More Meanings

1. (US, historical) A currency in the United States, differing in value between states.
2. (US, historical, New York and some other states) The Spanish real, formerly having the value of one eighth of a dollar.
3. present participle and gerund of shill
4. (historical) Alternative form of schilling, a coin formely used in Germany and German states, worth twelve pfennig.
5. (historical) Alternative form of skilling, a coin formely used in Denmark, Norway or Sweden, worth twelve penning.
6. (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.

Example Sentences

And without that profit an employee with my salary can make only a poor living and not be able to save one Danish shilling.

The smaller silver coins of Europe, such as the solidus or German shilling, the mark, and others never found their way east in any quantity on account of their small size and value.

A great bargain also had been[…]the arm-chair in which Bunting now sat forward, staring into the dull, small fire. In fact, that arm-chair had been an extravagance of Mrs. Bunting. She had wanted her husband to be comfortable after the day's work was done, and she had paid thirty-seven shillings for the chair.

Word Forms

• shillings

Synonyms for shilling

Depending on context, synonyms include bob, generalise, gen, hog, deener.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bob, dime, penny, cent, schilling, freeholder.

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