Dictionary Entry
shilling
shilling is a 8-letter English word with 9 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A silver coin, and money of account, of Great Britain and its dependencies, equal to twelve pence, or the twentieth part of a pound, equivalent to about twenty-four cents of the United States currency. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 9 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
A silver coin, and money of account, of Great Britain and its dependencies, equal to twelve pence, or the twentieth part of a pound, equivalent to about twenty-four cents of the United States currency.
- 2noun
In the United States, a denomination of money, differing in value in different States. It is not now legally recognized.
- 3noun
The Spanish real, of the value of one eight of a dollar, or 12/ cets; -- formerly so called in New York and some other States. See Note under 2.
- 4noun
an English coin worth one twentieth of a pound
- 5noun
a former monetary unit in Great Britain
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- 6noun
the basic unit of money in Kenya; equal to 100 cents
- 7noun
the basic unit of money in Somalia; equal to 100 cents
- 8noun
the basic unit of money in Tanzania; equal to 100 cents
- 9noun
the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
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