the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
"After buying my lunch, I had enough left over for just one shilling since everything else cost hundreds of cents."
the basic unit of money in Tanzania; equal to 100 cents
"After buying my lunch, I counted out three hundred shillings from my wallet for the meal."
the basic unit of money in Somalia; equal to 100 cents
"After exchanging his dollars, he carefully counted out shillings for the local vendor since that was the currency used in Somalia."
the basic unit of money in Kenya; equal to 100 cents
"After paying for her bus fare, she had just enough left over to buy a small loaf of bread and receive change in shillings."
a former monetary unit in Great Britain
"My grandmother always insisted on paying for her bus fare in shillings before decimalization changed the currency system."
an English coin worth one twentieth of a pound
"After the currency reform, my grandmother was thrilled to find her collection of old shillings suddenly valued at exactly twenty times their face amount."
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.
"My grandfather kept an old shilling in his pocket for decades before realizing it was no longer legal tender."
present participle of shill
"The actor was caught trying to shill for a dubious product during his award acceptance speech."
A surname.
"The local history club held its annual meeting at the Shilling house on Main Street."