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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

Noun

1. a former British coin worth one twentieth of a pound, replaced by the 5p piece in 1970

2. a former Australian coin, worth one twentieth of a pound

3. the standard monetary unit in several E African countries [Old English scilling]

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 (= 12 old pence; 20 in a pound)

shilling [ˈʃɪlɪŋ] n (Brit) → shilling m (= 12 old pence; 20 in a pound)

shilling [ˈʃɪlɪŋ] (Brit) (old) n → Shilling m

shilling [ˈʃɪlɪŋ] n (BRIT) → scellino (12 old pence; 20 in a pound)

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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 실링(영국의 1971년까지의 화폐 단위. 20분의 1파운드에 해당) šilingas šiliņš duit syiling shilling shilling szyling şiling шиллинг šiling šiling šiling shilling เหรียญเงินชิลลิงแบบเก่าของอังกฤษ (1ชิลลิง=1/20ของ1ปอนด์) şilin 先令(英幣單位) 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 실링(영국령 동아프리카의 화폐 단위. 100센트에 해당) šilingas šiliņš duit syiling shilling shilling szyling xelim şiling шиллинг šiling šiling šiling shilling เหรียญเงินชิลลิงในประเทศแถบแอฟริกันตะวันออก (1ชิลลิง=100 เซ็นต์) şilin 先令(東非一些國家貨幣單位) шилінг کچھ مشرقی افریقی ملکوں کا معیاری سکہ 100 xu 先令（东非一些国家货币单位））