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quid ¹  (kwd)

n.

A cut, as of chewing tobacco.

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[Middle English quide, cud, from Old English cwidu.]

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quid ²  (kwd)

n. pl. quid or quids Chiefly British

A pound sterling.

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[Possibly from Latin, something, what; see quiddity.]

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quid¹

n

a piece of tobacco, suitable for chewing

[Old English cwidu chewing resin; related to Old High German quiti glue, Old Norse kvātha resin; see cud]

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quid²

n pl quid

1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) Brit a slang word for pound (sterling)

(be) quids in Brit slang to be in a very favourable or advantageous position

not the full quid Austral and NZ slang mentally subnormal

[of obscure origin]

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cud, quid - The etymological base of cud appears to be "glutinous substance"; quid—"piece of tobacco for chewing"—is a variant of cud.

See also related terms for tobacco.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quid - the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence British pound, British pound sterling, pound sterling, pound British monetary unit - monetary unit in Great Britain penny - a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
	2.	quid - something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises quid pro quo retainer, consideration - a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone
	3.	quid - a wad of something chewable as tobacco chaw, chew, cud, plug, wad bite, morsel, bit - a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread"

Translations

quid¹ [kwɪd] N (Brit) → libra f (esterlina)
three quid → tres libras
to be quids in → haber ganado bastante

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quid² [kwɪd] N [of tobacco] → mascada f (de tabaco)

quid [ˈkwɪd] [quid] (pl) n (British) → livre f
to be quids in (= better off) → être gagnant(e) financièrement
They're quids in, thanks to the EC
BUT C'est tout bénef > pour eux grâce à la CE.
quid pro quo [ˌkwɪdprəʊˈkwəʊ] n → contrepartie f

quid¹

n pl <-> (Brit inf) → Pfund nt; 20 quid → 20 Eier (sl); to be quids in → auf sein Geld kommen (inf)

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quid²

n (= tobacco) → Priem m

quid [kwɪd] n (Brit) (fam) (pl inv) → sterlina