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Definition of "schilling" [schil•ling]

  • The primary unit of currency in Austria before the adoption of the euro. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "schilling" in a sentence
  • "CREW is kind of schilling for Big Ag, reports Mike Elk in an American Prospect piece that goes live at midnight: In October, the Prospect reported on CREW's criticism of student-loan reform advocates."
  • "Neither did Mr. Folk know that Austria's currency, which used to be called "schilling", no longer exists and that Austria has used the euro for years."
  • "I actually would listen to it on Sunday for a laugh because Kiley would go off on Obama after a while and then get back to schilling for money."