What is the meaning of shilling?

noun

  • The basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents.
  • The basic unit of money in Tanzania; equal to 100 cents.
  • The basic unit of money in Somalia; equal to 100 cents.
  • The basic unit of money in Kenya; equal to 100 cents.
  • A former monetary unit in Great Britain.
  • An English coin worth one twentieth of a pound.

verb

  • Act as a shill.
    • usage: "The shill bid for the expensive carpet during the auction in order to drive the price up"
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