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Ugandan shilling

Ugandan shilling

3.4
The money used in Uganda, equal to 100 cents
  • noun
translation icon : chelín ugandés
  • She exchanged her dollars for Ugandan shillings at the airport.

Examples

  • The Ugandan shilling has remained stable against the dollar this year.

  • He received a payment of three hundred Ugandan shillings for his work.

  • The price of a cup of coffee in Kampala is about 2,500 Ugandan shillings.

  • The price is 1000 Ugandan shillings.

  • I exchanged my dollars for Ugandan shillings.

  • The price of this shirt is fifteen thousand Ugandan shillings.

  • After saving for months, she finally had enough money to buy a new phone for five hundred Ugandan shillings.

Synonyms

shilling
vsUgandan shilling
16 6.5

A unit of money used in countries like Kenya that equals 100 cents

is the same unit but limited to a single country rather than many

Surface Forms

Ugandan shilling singular
Ugandan shillings plural

Morphology

Ugandan + shilling

The meaning 'the basic monetary unit of Uganda' is directly derivable from combining 'Ugandan' (from or relating to Uganda) with 'shilling' (a unit of money). This country‑adjective + currency noun pattern is predictable and cross‑linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would understand the MWE.

Etymology

The name Ugandan shilling comes from the old British coin shilling, and Ugandan shows it belongs to Uganda. When Uganda became independent it kept the familiar word shilling, so today Ugandan shilling means the country's 'unit of money', equal to 100 cents.