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Shillings

/ˈʃɪlɪŋz/

A coin formerly used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Australia, New Zealand and many other Commonwealth countries.

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noun
  1. 1

    A coin formerly used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Australia, New Zealand and many other Commonwealth countries.

    "The shilling was worth twelve old pence, or one twentieth of a pound sterling."

  2. 2

    The currency of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda.

  3. 3

    A currency in the United States, differing in value between states.

  4. 4

    (New York and some other states) The Spanish real, formerly having the value of one eighth of a dollar.

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