Shilling

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. 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.
   historical
3. The currency of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda.
4. A currency in the United States, differing in value between states.
   US, historical
5. The Spanish real, formerly having the value of one eighth of a dollar.
   US, historical

Equivalents

Examples

“A great bargain also had been[…]the arm-chair in which Bunting now sat forward⟳, staring into the dull, small fire. In fact, that arm-chair had been an extravagance of Mrs. Bunting. She had wanted her husband to be comfortable after the day's work⟳ was done, and she had paid thirty-seven shillings for the chair.”

“The smaller silver coins of Europe, such as the solidus or German shilling, the mark⟳, and others never found their way east in any quantity on account of their small size and value.”

“And without that profit an employee with my salary can make⟳ only a poor living and not be able to save⟳ one Danish shilling.”

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