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Shilling Very Common

Shilling has 9 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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."

2

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."

3

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."

4

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."

5

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."

6

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."

7

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."

Verb
1

present participle of shill

"The actor was caught trying to shill for a dubious product during his award acceptance speech."