shilling

Plural: shillings

Noun

• A former British monetary unit, equal to 12 pence.
• the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
• the basic unit of money in Tanzania; equal to 100 cents
• the basic unit of money in Somalia; equal to 100 cents
• the basic unit of money in Kenya; equal to 100 cents
• a former monetary unit in Great Britain
• an English coin worth one twentieth of a pound
• 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.
• A currency in the United States, differing in value between states.
• The Spanish real, formerly having the value of one eighth of a dollar.

Verb

• act as a shill
• present participle and gerund of shill

Examples

• The value of a well-placed ’Q’ on a triple word square is worth more than a shilling.

Synonyms

bob, British shilling, Kenyan shilling, shill, Somalian shilling, Tanzanian shilling, Ugandan shilling, Abraham's willing, deener, gen, generalise, hog

Related Words

schilling, skilding, skilling, solidus