shilling
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- IPA: /'ʃɪlɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -ɪlɪŋ
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[edit] Etymology 1
[edit] Noun
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shilling (plural shillings)
- 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.
[edit] Usage notes
- Abbreviations
- (in UK, etc): s. or s or / (solidus)
- (in Kenya): Ksh; (in Somalia) So. Sh.; (in Tanzania) TSh; (in Uganda) UGS
In East Africa, the names of the currencies usually use the proper noun for the country, not its adjectival form: "Kenya shilling", "Tanzania shilling", etc. Amounts are written with a solidus, probably from the UK usage: "2/50" is 2 shillings, 50 cents (not pence); 30 shillings only is written "30/=".
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[edit] Etymology 2
From shill.
[edit] Verb
shilling
- Present participle of shill.