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shilling

shilling /ˈʃɪlɪŋ/ noun
plural shillings
shilling
/ˈʃɪlɪŋ/
noun
plural shillings
Britannica Dictionary definition of SHILLING
[count]
1 
: a British coin used before 1971 that was equal to ¹/₂₀ of a British pound
2 
: the basic unit of money in Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda