shil·ling

shil·ling
/ˈʃılıŋ/ noun, pl -lings [count]
1 : a British coin used before 1971 that was equal to 1/20 of a British pound
2 : the basic unit of money in Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda

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  • shil|ling — «SHIHL ihng», noun. 1. a) a former British unit of money equal to 12 pence or 1/20 of a pound sterling. The shilling was replaced in 1971 by a coin of equal value worth 5 new pence. b) a former silver or cupronickel coin equal to one shilling.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • shil — shil·fa; shil·la·ber; shil·le·lagh; shil·let; shil·li·beer; shil·ling·less; shil·lings·worth; shil·luk; shil·pit; shil·ling; shil·la·lah; …   English syllables

  • ling — buck·ling; car·ling; change·ling; cod·ling; crack·ling; dark·ling; dar·ling; east·er·ling; flat·ling; half·ling; scant·ling; seed·ling; shil·ling; sib·ling; side·ling; star·ling; ster·ling; suck·ling; un·der·ling; weak·ling; wean·ling;… …   English syllables

  • shilling — shil·ling …   English syllables

  • Shilling — Shil|ling 〈[ ʃı̣l ] m.; s, od. s; Abk.: s. od. sh; bis 14.2.1971〉 Währungseinheit in Großbritannien u. Irland, 1/20 £, 12 Pence [→ Schilling] * * * Shil|ling [ ʃɪlɪŋ ], der; s, s <aber: 20 Shilling> ↑ [Schilling]: 1. (bis 1971) mittlere… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Shilling — Shil|ling 〈 [ʃı̣l ] m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s od. (bei Zahlenangaben) ; Abk.: s, sh ; früher〉 Währungseinheit in England, 1/20 , 12 Pence [Etym.: engl. <dt. Schilling] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • shilling — shil|ling [ˈʃılıŋ] n [: Old English; Origin: scilling] 1.) an old British coin or unit of money. There were 20 shillings in one pound. 2.) the standard unit of money in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Somalia …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Shilling — Shil|ling [ʃ...] der; s, s (aber: 10 ) <aus engl. shilling> bis 1971 im Umlauf befindliche engl. Münze (= 1/20 Pfund Sterling); Abk.: s od. sh …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • shilling — shil|ling [ ʃılıŋ ] noun count a small unit of money that was used in the U.K. until 1971 …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • shillingless — shil·ling·less …   English syllables

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