1
a
: a former monetary unit of the United Kingdom equal to 12 pence or ¹/₂₀ pound
b
: a former monetary unit equal to ¹/₂₀ pound of any of various countries in or formerly in the Commonwealth of Nations
2
: a coin representing one shilling
3
: any of several early American coins
4
the basic monetary unit of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda see Money Table
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So the princess thanked the salesperson and found a pair of those same exact shoes at a second-hand shoppe, lightly worn, for a mere ten shillings.
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Kerry Elson, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
The first mint in the thirteen colonies was established in 1652 by John Hull, who made Massachusetts pine-tree shillings from Spanish bullion.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
Every Ethiopian birr or Kenyan shilling spent servicing expensive debt is money that is not available to build and staff health clinics, train teachers and equip schools, and improve agricultural productivity as the region adapts to harsher weather.
—Mark Suzman, Foreign Affairs, 11 July 2024
Recipients nearly doubled their average monthly income to 18,600 shillings — about $143 US — per month.
—Jacob Kushner, Vox, 23 June 2024
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Kerry Elson, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
The first mint in the thirteen colonies was established in 1652 by John Hull, who made Massachusetts pine-tree shillings from Spanish bullion.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
Every Ethiopian birr or Kenyan shilling spent servicing expensive debt is money that is not available to build and staff health clinics, train teachers and equip schools, and improve agricultural productivity as the region adapts to harsher weather.
—Mark Suzman, Foreign Affairs, 11 July 2024
Recipients nearly doubled their average monthly income to 18,600 shillings — about $143 US — per month.
—Jacob Kushner, Vox, 23 June 2024
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shilling
noun
shil·ling
ˈshil-iŋ 
1
: a former unit of British money equal to ¹⁄₂₀ pound
2
: a coin equal to ¹⁄₂₀ pound in any of several countries of the Commonwealth of Nations
3
: any of several early American coins
4
a
: the basic unit of money of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda
b
: a coin representing this unit
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