skilling

¹ American  

[skil-ing] / ˈskɪl ɪŋ /

noun

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

2. any of various former copper coins of Sweden and Norway.

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skilling ² American  

[skil-ing] / ˈskɪl ɪŋ /

noun

1. skillion.

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skilling British  

/ ˈskɪlɪŋ /

noun

1. a former Scandinavian coin of low denomination

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Etymology

Origin of skilling

1690–1700; < Danish; cognate with shilling

Example Sentences

Jeffrey Skilling was charged by U.S. regulators with trying to artificially prop up the company’s stock price and misleading investors about it.

From New York Times

One of Skilling’s defenses was that some of his public statements, including claiming that all of Enron’s businesses were “uniquely strong franchises with sustainable high earnings power,” were puffery.

From New York Times

But an appeals court noted while affirming his conviction that Skilling knew at the time that a number of Enron’s businesses were in, or facing, severe trouble.

From New York Times

"We need an immigration system that flexes to meet demand as was promised, and business and government need a long-term plan for skilling up workers," she said.

From BBC

I went on to report on the fraud trials and convictions in 2006 of Enron's chairman Ken Lay and CEO Jeffrey Skilling.

From BBC