quid
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quid 1
(kwĭd)n.
A cut, as of chewing tobacco.
[Middle English quide, cud, from Old English cwidu.]
quid 2
(kwĭd)n. pl. quid or quids Chiefly British
A pound sterling.
[Possibly from Latin, something, what; see quiddity.]
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quid
(kwɪd)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]
quid
(kwɪd)n, pl quid
1. (Currencies) slang Brit one pound sterling
2. quids in slang Brit in a very favourable or advantageous position
3. not the full quid slang Austral and NZ mentally subnormal
[C17: of obscure origin]
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quid1
(kwɪd)n.
a portion of something, esp. tobacco, that is to be chewed but not swallowed.
[1720–30; dial. variant of cud]
quid2
(kwɪd)n., pl. quid.
Brit. Informal. one pound sterling.
[1680–90; orig. uncertain]
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See also related terms for tobacco.
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| Noun | 1. |  quid - the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 penceBritish 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 retainer, consideration - a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone | |
| 3. |  quid - a wad of something chewable as tobacco |
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quid
1 [kwɪd] N (Brit) → libra f (esterlina)three quid → tres libras
to be quids in → haber ganado bastante
quid
2 [kwɪd] N [of tobacco] → mascada f (de tabaco)Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
quid
[ˈkwɪd] [quid] (pl) n (British) → livre fto 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
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