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Shilling vs Dollars - What's the difference?

shilling | dollars |

As nouns the difference between shilling and dollars

is that shilling is a coin formerly used in the united kingdom, ireland, malta, australia, new zealand and many other commonwealth countries while dollars is .

As a verb shilling

is .

shilling

English

(wikipedia shilling)

Etymology 1

(etyl) scilling, (etyl) http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=shilling

Noun

(en noun)
  • A coin formerly used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Australia, New Zealand and many other Commonwealth countries.
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  • *:A great bargain also had beenthe arm-chair in which Bunting now sat forward, staring into the dull, small fire. In fact, that arm-chair had been an extravagance of Mrs. Bunting. She had wanted her husband to be comfortable after the day's work was done, and she had paid thirty-seven shillings for the chair.
  • 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.
    • Usage notes
    ; Abbreviations * (sense) s. or'' s ''or / (solidus) * (in Kenya) Ksh; (in Somalia'') ; (''in Tanzania'') TSh; (''in Uganda ) UGS In East Africa, the names of the currencies usually use the proper noun for the country, not its adjectival form: "Kenya shilling", "Tanzania shilling", etc. Amounts are written with a solidus, probably from the UK usage: "2/50" is 2 shillings, 50 cents (not pence); 30 shillings only is written "30/=".
    Synonyms
    * bob, hog * (Australia) deener
    See also
    * * schilling * skilding * solidus
    Derived terms
    *King's shilling

    External links

    * Currencies of the world

    Etymology 2

    From shill.

    Verb

    (head)

    • dollars

    English

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