| Shilling 1. (n.) 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. 2. (n.) In the United States, a denomination of money, differing in value in different States. It is not now legally recognized. 3. (n.) The Spanish real, of the value of one eight of a dollar, or 12.5 cents; -- formerly so called in New York and some other States. Thesaurus Entries Deutschmark, Mark, Reichsmark, afghani, anna, baht, bawbee, cent, centavo, centime, conto, crown, dollar, dong, farthing, fiver, florin, fourpence, fourpenny, franc, groat, guilder, guinea, gulden, halfpenny, kip, kopeck, krona, krone, lira, mag, meg, milreis, mite, monkey, new pence, np, p, pence, penny, peseta, pie, piece of eight, pistareen, pony, pound, quid, rand, rial, ruble, rupee, shekel, sixpence, sol, sou, stiver, tenner, threepence, threepenny bit, thrippence, tuppence, twopence, won, yen |