English to filipino meaning of

shilling

Ayon sa Oxford English Dictionary, ang shilling ay isang dating British coin at monetary unit na katumbas ng one twentieth of a pound, o twelve pence. Ang shilling ay nasa sirkulasyon sa United Kingdom hanggang 1971 nang i-decimal ng bansa ang pera nito. Sa ngayon, ang terminong "shilling" ay kadalasang ginagamit bilang isang impormal na paraan ng pagtukoy sa isang maliit na halaga ng pera, o bilang isang salitang balbal para sa pagsulong o pag-endorso ng isang bagay para sa personal na pakinabang.

Sentence Examples

  1. Watters put another shilling on the table and slammed his hand on top.
  2. His pocket was empty he had not a solitary shilling, not so much as a penny.
  3. The spot, as he described it, was about the compass of a silver threepence, but in the course of time grew larger, and changed its color for at twelve years old it became green, so continued till five-and-twenty, then turned to a deep blue at five-and-forty it grew coal-black, and as large as an English shilling, but never admitted any farther alteration.
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