Shilling

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A coin used in the United Kingdom, worth one twentieth of a pound, 5 new pence, or 12 old pence prior to 1971.
  • n. See Table at currency.
  • n. Printing A virgule.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A coin formerly used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Australia, New Zealand and many other Commonwealth countries.
  • n. The currency of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda.
  • n. A currency in the United States, differing in value between states.
  • n. The Spanish real, formerly having the value of one eighth of a dollar.
  • v. Present participle of shill.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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.
  • n. In the United States, a denomination of money, differing in value in different States. It is not now legally recognized.
  • n. 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A coin or money of account, of varying value, in use among the Anglo-Saxons and other Teutonic peoples.
  • n. An English silver coin, first issued by Henry VII., in whose reign it weighed 144 grains.
  • n. In archery, a measure of weight for arrows, equal to the weight of a new (British) silver shilling: as, a 4s. 6d. arrow.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the basic unit of money in Tanzania; equal to 100 cents
  • n. the basic unit of money in Kenya; equal to 100 cents
  • n. an English coin worth one twentieth of a pound
  • n. the basic unit of money in Somalia; equal to 100 cents
  • n. a former monetary unit in Great Britain
  • n. the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Bob    thirteener    twelvepence    bob    Deener   
    Verb Stem
    shill   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Trilling    billing    chilling    dilling    distilling    drilling    filling    fulfilling    grilling    hilling   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    penny    sixpence    franc    pound    dollar    cent    rupee    sterling    coin    guinea