Wordiyoshilling
🇬🇧 UK/'ʃiliŋ/🇺🇸 US
C2
Definitions
n.
A former British coin worth one twentieth of a pound; the basic monetary unit of several East African countries.
先令（英国旧币，等于二十分之一英镑；也是东非部分国家的货币单位）
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishshillingother
=shilling
Common Collocations
- 1.Kenyan shilling肯尼亚先令
- 2.a few shillings几先令
- 3.shillings and pence先令与便士（旧式货币计量）
- 4.take the King's shilling应征入伍／受人雇用
Example Sentences
- 1.
In Victorian England, a shilling could buy a decent meal for a working man.
- 2.
The price was listed as two shillings and sixpence in the old ledger.
- 3.
The Kenyan shilling remains the official currency of Kenya to this day.