How to Pronounce "shilling"
word
/ˈʃɪɫɪŋ/
SHIL-ing
/ʃˈɪlɪŋ/
shil-ING
Definition
A shilling is a former unit of money, used in the United Kingdom and some other countries, equal to one twentieth of a pound. It is no longer used in the UK but still exists in other currencies, like the Kenyan or Tanzanian shilling.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈʃɪɫɪŋ/
British English
/ʃˈɪlɪŋ/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SHIL-ing
UK
shil-ING
Listen in Context
He paid one shilling for the book.
The old coin was a shilling.
Kenya still uses the shilling as its currency.
Back in the day, a cup of tea only cost a shilling.