- a cupronickel coin and former monetary unit of the United Kingdom, the 20th part of a pound, equal to 12 pence: retained in circulation equal to 5 new pence after decimalization in 1971. Abbreviation: s.
- a former monetary unit of various other nations, as Australia, Fiji, Ghana, Ireland, Jamaica, New Zealand, and Nigeria, equal to one twentieth of a pound or 12 pence.
- the monetary unit of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda, equal to 100 cents.
- any of various coins and moneys of account used in various parts of the U.S. in the 18th and 19th centuries.
- shilling mark.
- a former British and Australian silver or cupronickel coin worth one twentieth of a pound: not minted in Britain since 1970
- the standard monetary unit of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda: divided into 100 cents
- an old monetary unit of the US varying in value in different states
- an indication of the strength and character of a beer, referring to the price after duty that was formerly paid per barrel
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