Definition of SHILLING

shilling

Meanings

Plural: shillings

Noun

  • the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
  • the basic unit of money in Tanzania; equal to 100 cents
  • the basic unit of money in Somalia; equal to 100 cents
  • the basic unit of money in Kenya; equal to 100 cents
  • a former monetary unit in Great Britain
  • an English coin worth one twentieth of a pound
  • 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.

Verb

  • act as a shill
  • present participle and gerund of shill

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

Abraham's willing, bob, British shilling, deener, gen, generalise, hog, Kenyan shilling, shill, Somalian shilling, Tanzanian shilling, Ugandan shilling

Scrabble Score: 12

shilling is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
shilling is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
shilling is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

shilling is a valid Words With Friends word