shilling

C2 Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

Also spelled shillin’s

US /ˈʃɪlɪŋ/ UK /ˈʃɪlɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like chilling /tʃ/ vs /ʃ/

Freq #17570

Meanings

1

noun
an English coin worth one twentieth of a pound

The fare cost two shillings.
2

noun
a former monetary unit in Great Britain

The fare cost two shillings.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 noun · a former monetary unit in... bob

Word family

Forms shillings

Derived forms shillinglessshillingsworthshillingworth

Related forms schillingskillingsolidus

Etymology

From Middle English schilling, shilling, from Old English sċilling, from Proto-Germanic *skillingaz, equivalent to skill + -ing. Doublet of scalding and schilling.

schilling Middle English sċilling Old English *skillingaz Proto-Germanic

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Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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# shilling

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈʃɪlɪŋ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈʃɪlɪŋ/
**Frequency rank:** 17570

## Meanings
1. an English coin worth one twentieth of a pound
2. a former monetary unit in Great Britain

## Examples
- The fare cost two shillings.
- The fare cost two shillings.

## Synonyms
- bob

## Derived Forms
- shillingless
- shillingsworth
- shillingworth

## Related Forms
- schilling
- skilling
- solidus

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: schilling
- Root: sċilling
- Root: *skillingaz

## Etymology
From Middle English schilling, shilling, from Old English sċilling, from Proto-Germanic *skillingaz, equivalent to skill + -ing. Doublet of scalding and schilling.

## AI Etymology
shilling is a noun meaning an English coin worth one twentieth of a pound. From Middle English schilling, shilling, from Old English sċilling, from Proto-Germanic *skillingaz, equivalent to skill + -ing. Doublet of scalding and schilling.

## Topics
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- General Vocabulary

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