Definition of Shilling

1. Noun. The basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents.

Exact synonyms: Ugandan Shilling
Generic synonyms: Ugandan Monetary Unit

2. Noun. The basic unit of money in Tanzania; equal to 100 cents.
Exact synonyms: Tanzanian Shilling
Generic synonyms: Tanzanian Monetary Unit

3. Noun. The basic unit of money in Somalia; equal to 100 cents.
Exact synonyms: Somalian Shilling
Generic synonyms: Somalian Monetary Unit

4. Noun. The basic unit of money in Kenya; equal to 100 cents.
Exact synonyms: Kenyan Shilling
Generic synonyms: Kenyan Monetary Unit

5. Noun. A former monetary unit in Great Britain.
Exact synonyms: Bob, British Shilling
Terms within: Cent
Generic synonyms: British Monetary Unit

6. Noun. An English coin worth one twentieth of a pound.
Generic synonyms: Coin

Definition of Shilling

1. n. A silver coin, and money of account, of Great Britain and its dependencies, equal to twelve pence, or the twentieth part of a pound, equivalent to about twenty-four cents of the United States currency.

Definition of Shilling

1. a former monetary unit of Great Britain [n -S]

Medical Definition of Shilling

1. 1. A silver coin, and money of account, of Great Britain and its dependencies, equal to twelve pence, or the twentieth part of a pound, equivalent to about twenty-four cents of the United States currency. 2. In the United States, a denomination of money, differing in value in different States. It is not now legally recognised. Many of the States while colonies had issued bills of credit which had depreciated in different degrees in the different colonies. Thus, in new England currency (used also in Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida), after the adoption of the decimal system, the pound in paper money was worth only $3.333, and the shilling 16 cts, or 6s. To $1; in New York currency (also in North Carolina, Ohio, and Michigan), the pound was worth $2.50, and the shilling 12 1/2 cts, or 8s. To $1; in Pennsylvania currency (also in New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland), the pound was worth $2.70, and the shilling 13 1/2 cts, or 7s. 6d. To $1; and in Georgia currency (also in South Carolina), the pound was worth $4.29, and the shilling 21 cts, or 4s 8d. To $1. In many parts of the country . . . The reckoning by shillings and pence is not yet entirely abandoned. 3. The Spanish real, of the value of one eight of a dollar, or 12 cets; formerly so called in new York and some other States. See Note under 2. York shilling. Same as Shilling. Origin: OE. Shilling, schilling, AS. Scilling; akin to D. Schelling, OS. & OHG. Scilling, G. Schilling, Sw. & Dan. Skilling, Icel. Skillingr, Goth. Skilliggs, and perh. To OHG. Scellan to sound, G. Schallen. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shilling

shikse
shikses
shilfa
shilingi
shill
shillala
shillalah
shillalahs
shillalas
shilled
shillelagh
shillelaghs
shillelah
shillelahs
shilling (current term)
shilling (current term)
shillings
shilling scars
shills
shillyshally
shiloh
Shiloh
shilpit
shily
shim
shim
shimaal
shimaals
shimamushi disease
Shimchath Torah

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