shilling

sustantivo

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   históricoA coin formerly used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Australia, New Zealand and many other Commonwealth countries worth twelve old pence, or one twentieth of a pound sterling.

   A great bargain also had been[…]the 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.

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   The currency of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda.

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   históricoA currency in the United States, differing in value between states.

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   históricoThe Spanish real, formerly having the value of one eighth of a dollar.

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   Variante de schillinghistóricoAlternative form of schilling, a coin formerly used in Germany and German states, worth twelve pfennig.

   The smaller silver coins of Europe, such as the solidus or German shilling, the mark, and others never found their way east in any quantity on account of their small size and value.

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   Variante de skillinghistóricoAlternative form of skilling, a coin formerly used in Denmark, Norway or Sweden, worth twelve penning.

   And without that profit an employee with my salary can make only a poor living and not be able to save one Danish shilling.

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   También una forma de shillpresent participle and gerund of shill

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shillings