shilling

Signification

Noun

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

Verb

present participle and gerund of shill

Coupé comme

shil‧ling

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈʃɪlɪŋ/

Étymologie

From Middle English schilling, shilling, from Old English sċilling, from Proto-Germanic *skillingaz, equivalent to skill + -ing. Doublet of scalding and schilling.