shilling
Meaning
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- 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.
- The currency of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda.
- A currency in the United States, differing in value between states.
- The Spanish real, formerly having the value of one eighth of a dollar.
Frequency
Hyphenated as
shil‧ling
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃɪlɪŋ/
Etymology
From Middle English schilling, shilling, from Old English sċilling, from Proto-Germanic *skillingaz, equivalent to skill + -ing. Doublet of scalding and schilling.
New
shill
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- A person paid to endorse a product while pretending to be impartial.
- Any person enthusiastically endorsing a product; especially, one who is getting paid for the endorsement.
- 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.
- A house player in a casino.
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