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Lb vs Shilling - What's the difference?

lb | shilling |

As a symbol lb

is the iso 3166-1 two-letter (alpha-2) code for lebanon.

As a noun shilling is

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

As a verb shilling is

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lb

Translingual

Symbol

(head)
  • binary logarithm; logarithm to the base 2.
    • \mathrm{lb}(x) = \log_{2}(x). \mathrm{lb}(2) = 1

    Synonyms

    * lg, ld

    Related terms

    * ln, log ----

    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.
  • :
  • *
  • *: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)