shilling
noun
1. the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
Definition categories: quantity
2. the basic unit of money in Tanzania; equal to 100 cents
Definition categories: quantity
3. the basic unit of money in Somalia; equal to 100 cents
Definition categories: quantity
4. the basic unit of money in Kenya; equal to 100 cents
Definition categories: quantity
5. a former monetary unit in Great Britain
Similar word(s): bob
Definition categories: quantity
6. an English coin worth one twentieth of a pound
Definition categories: possession, coin
Sentences with shilling as a noun:
- The shilling was worth twelve old pence, or one twentieth of a pound sterling.
verb
1. present participle of shill