shilling

See also schilling, and skilding

English

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Shilling

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1955 British shilling coin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Old English scilling, Proto-Germanic *skillingaz http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=shilling

Noun

shilling (plural shillings)

A coin formerly used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Australia, New Zealand and many other Commonwealth countries.
The shilling was worth twelve old pence, or one twentieth of a pound sterling.
The currency of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda.
(US, historical) A currency in the United States, differing in value between states.
(US, historical, New York and some other states) The Spanish real, formerly having the value of one eighth of a dollar.

Usage notes

Abbreviations

(in UK, etc): s. or s or / (solidus)
(in Kenya): Ksh; (in Somalia) So. Sh.; (in Tanzania) TSh; (in Uganda) UGS

In East Africa, the names of the currencies usually use the proper noun for the country, not its adjectival form: "Kenya shilling", "Tanzania shilling", etc. Amounts are written with a solidus, probably from the UK usage: "2/50" is 2 shillings, 50 cents (not pence); 30 shillings only is written "30/=".

Synonyms

(Britain, Ireland, Australia, East Africa): bob
(Australia): Deener

Translations

former coin

Finnish: šillinki (fi)
French: shilling (fr) m, (obsolete) chelin (fr) m
Jèrriais: chélîn m
Korean: 실링 (ko) (silling)

Portuguese: xelim (pt) m
Russian: шиллинг (ru) (šílling) m
Spanish: chelín (es) m

currency

Finnish: šillinki (fi)
French: shilling (fr) m
Korean: 실링 (ko) (silling)

Russian: шиллинг (ru) (šílling) m
Spanish: chelín (es) m

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