shilling
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Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Old English scilling, Proto-Germanic *skillingaz http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=shilling
Noun[edit]
shilling (plural shillings)
- A coin formerly used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Australia, New Zealand and many other Commonwealth countries.
- The shilling was 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.
Usage notes[edit]
- 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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Translations[edit]
former coin
currency
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Etymology 2[edit]
From shill.
Verb[edit]
shilling
- Present participle of shill.
