shilling

Senso

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.

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shil‧ling

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈʃɪlɪŋ/

Etimologia

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

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shill

1. A person paid to endorse a product while pretending to be impartial.
2. Any person enthusiastically endorsing a product; especially, one who is getting paid for the endorsement.
3. An accomplice at a confidence trick during an auction or gambling game, such as an accomplice of the seller who bids to drive up the price.
4. A house player in a casino.

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