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shil·ling  (shlng)

n.

1. Abbr. s. A coin used in the United Kingdom, worth one twentieth of a pound, 5 new pence, or 12 old pence prior to 1971.

2. See Table at currency.

3. Printing A virgule.

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[Middle English, from Old English scilling.]

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shilling [ˈʃɪlɪŋ]

n

1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) a former British and Australian silver or cupronickel coin worth one twentieth of a pound: not minted in Britain since 1970 Abbreviations s sh

2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) the standard monetary unit of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda: divided into 100 cents

3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) an old monetary unit of the US varying in value in different states

4. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) (in combination) Scot an indication of the strength and character of a beer, referring to the price after duty that was formerly paid per barrel sixty-shilling Symbol /-

[Old English scilling; related to Old Norse skillingr, Gothic skilliggs, Old High German skilling]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shilling - the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents Ugandan shilling Ugandan monetary unit - monetary unit in Uganda
	2.	shilling - the basic unit of money in Tanzania; equal to 100 cents Tanzanian shilling Tanzanian monetary unit - monetary unit in Tanzania
	3.	shilling - the basic unit of money in Somalia; equal to 100 cents Somalian shilling Somalian monetary unit - monetary unit in Somalia
	4.	shilling - the basic unit of money in Kenya; equal to 100 cents Kenyan shilling Kenyan monetary unit - monetary unit in Kenya
	5.	shilling - a former monetary unit in Great Britain bob, British shilling cent - a fractional monetary unit of several countries British monetary unit - monetary unit in Great Britain
	6.	shilling - an English coin worth one twentieth of a pound coin - a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money

Translations

shilling [ˈʃɪlɪŋ] N (Brit) → chelín m

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shilling [ˈʃɪlɪŋ] n (British) (formerly) → shilling m

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shilling

n (Brit old, Africa etc) → Shilling m

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shilling [ˈʃɪlɪŋ] n (Brit) → scellino

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shilling

n shilling [ˈʃiliŋ]

1 in Britain until 1971, a coin worth one-twentieth of `1. sjieling شِلِن шилинг šilink shilling der Schilling σελίνι chelín ðilling شيلينگ ؛ سكه انگليسي shilling שִׁילִינְג 1971 तक ब्रिटेन में प्रचलित एक सिक्का šiling, britanska novčana jedinica shilling shilling skildingur scellino シリング (영국 화폐 단위) 실링 šilingas šiliņš duit syiling shilling shilling szyling şiling шиллинг šiling šiling šiling shilling เหรียญเงินชิลลิงแบบเก่าของอังกฤษ (1ชิลลิง=1/20ของ1ปอนด์) şilin (英國1971年以前的貨幣單位)先令 шилінг سابقہ برطانوی سکہ، ایک پونڈ کا بیسواں حصہ đồng si-ling 先令（英币单位）

2 in certain East African countries, a coin worth 100 cents. sjieling قِطْعَةٌ نَقْدِيَّة بقيمَة 100 سِنْت монета от 100 цента šilink shilling der Schilling νόμισμα 100 λεπτών σε αφρικανικές χώρες chelín ðilling شيلينگ ؛ سكه انگليسي shilling שִׁילִינְג कुछ पूर्वी अफ्रीकी देशों में प्रचलित सिक्का šiling (nekada valuta u nekim afričkim zemljama) shilling skildingur scellino シリング (동아프리카의 화폐단위) 실링 šilingas šiliņš duit syiling shilling shilling szyling xelim şiling шиллинг šiling šiling šiling shilling เหรียญเงินชิลลิงในประเทศแถบแอฟริกันตะวันออก (1ชิลลิง=100 เซ็นต์) şilin 部份東非國家的貨幣先令，等於100分 шилінг کچھ مشرقی افریقی ملکوں کا معیاری سکہ 100 xu 先令（东非一些国家货币单位））