skilling

[ skil-ing ]

/ ˈskɪl ɪŋ /

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noun

a former silver coin of Denmark, Sweden, and the Danish West Indies.

any of various former copper coins of Sweden and Norway.

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Origin of skilling

1690–1700; <Danish; cognate with shilling

Words nearby skilling

skilled labor, skilled nursing facility, skilless, skillet, skillful, skilling, skillion, skill-less, skill set, skilly, Skil Saw

Other definitions for skilling (2 of 2)

skilling²

[ skil-ing ]

/ ˈskɪl ɪŋ /

noun

skillion.

How to use skilling in a sentence

The company is melting down, and Chief Operating Officer Jeff Skilling comes to see CEO Kenneth Lay.
‘Abercrombie’ Lawsuit: Why CEOs Love Their Jets|Daniel Gross|October 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Skilling was indicted on 35 counts of fraud and insider trading related to the Enron collapse.
Will Celebrity Snoop Anthony Pellicano Get Sprung?|Christine Pelisek|June 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Skilling's plight and fight are of little interest; he's been in prison for the last 3.5 years, with many more to follow.
More Enrons on the Way|Sherron Watkins|June 29, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The appeal, however, is not likely to spring Skilling from his prison cell in Colorado.
More Enrons on the Way|Sherron Watkins|June 29, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Yes, which leads me to a fascination with the cult leader, which is in a way what Skilling was at ENRON.
Ken Lay Lives!|Kevin Sessums|April 26, 2010|DAILY BEAST
"But by this means he brings a skilling home," said the old woman.
O. T.|Hans Christian Andersen
Of the year 1836, one writer asserts: En Daler ei gjldt mere end to norske Skilling, and that many lost all their property.
The Scandinavian Element in the United States|Kendric Charles Babcock
It is near enough for our purpose to say that a mark is twenty-two cents, and a skilling one cent.
Up The Baltic|Oliver Optic
“Twenty-four skillings make a mark, and a skilling is about a halfpenny English,” Ole explained.
Up The Baltic|Oliver Optic
In this court, too, the butter is generally churned, under a "skilling" which covers half of it.
The Toilers of the Field|Richard Jefferies

British Dictionary definitions for skilling

skilling

/ (ˈskɪlɪŋ) /

noun

a former Scandinavian coin of low denomination

Word Origin for skilling

C18: from Danish and Swedish; see shilling

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