Plural of shilling

regular plural

The plural of shilling is shillings.

Forms of shilling

She had wanted her husband to be comfortable after the day's work was done, and she had paid thirty-seven shillings for the chair.1913, Mrs. [Marie] Belloc Lowndes, chapter I, in The Lodger, London: Methuen, →OCLC; republished in Novels of Mystery: The Lodger; The...
I could get thirty shillings in the local fish-and-chipper on a Saturday night.2013 April, Zoe Miller, The Compromise, Hachette UK, →ISBN. From the entry fish-and-chipper
Traditionally it would cost two and six – two shillings and six pence.[2008, Marcus Waring, The Deranged Book for Old Timers, page 68. From the entry bed and breakfast
Talk about creating money out of nothing—the original silver dollar only cost five shillings!2002, Paul Swan, Maths Investigations, page 66. From the entry dump
An elaborate tariff prescribed in shillings the “wergild” or exact value or worth of every man.1956, Winston Churchill, The Birth of Britain, page 66. From the entry ætheling

noun A coin formerly used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Australia, New Zealand and many other Commonwealth countries worth twelve old pence, or one twentieth of a pound sterling.
noun The currency of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda.
noun A currency in the United States, differing in value between states.

What is the plural of shilling?: The plural of shilling is shillings.
Is shilling countable?: Shilling is a countable noun.

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