Kenyan shilling
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3.0
- noun
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chelín keniano
- The price of a meal in a local restaurant is often less than 1,000 Kenyan shillings.
- million Kenyan shillings
Examples
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France broke donor ranks in July when it announced the forthcoming release of the equivalent of about 650 million Kenyan shillings.
Academic text (1992) -
For two million Kenyan shillings.
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Cash figures are in Kenyan shillings.
Academic text (1994) -
And a visit to State House to simply discuss the matter has been said to be worth 250,000 Kenyan shillings.
Academic text (1994) -
It is estimated that the regime brought in by air and sea 5 to 11 million Kenyan shillings in currency in order to buy votes.
Academic text (1994) -
From two to five million Kenyan shillings has allegedly been offered to opposition MPs to defect to KANU.
Academic text (1994) -
Two ministries alone are alleged to have misappropriated 234 million Kenyan shillings.
Academic text (1992) -
Still, Novo Nordisk thinks it has cracked part of the problem in Kenya, where a project using churches and other local groups has reduced the number of middlemen in the supply chain and cut the cost of a month's supply of insulin to around 500 Kenyan shillings ($6).
Blog text (14) -
He saved up enough money to exchange for Kenyan shillings while traveling to Nairobi.
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You can easily withdraw Kenyan shillings from ATMs across the country.
Synonyms
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6.5
A unit of money used in countries like Kenya that equals 100 cents
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the basic monetary unit of Kenya' is directly and compositionally derived from 'Kenyan' (related to Kenya) + 'shilling' (a unit of money). This country-adjective + currency-noun pattern is transparent and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would understand it.
Etymology
The name Kenyan shilling comes from the old British coin called the shilling, and when Kenya made its own money it kept that name for its money unit. So today Kenyan shilling means 'the money used in Kenya'.