quid

1. 1.

   the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence

   SynonymsBritish poundpoundBritish pound sterlingpound sterling

   BroaderBritish monetary unit

   Partspenny
2. 2.

   something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises

   Synonymsquid pro quo

   Broaderretainer
3. 3.

   a wad of something chewable as tobacco

   Synonymschewchawcudplugwad

   Broadermorsel

Other forms of quid

plural

quids·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about quid

What does quid mean?

quid means "the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in quid?

quid has 1 syllable: quid. In IPA it is /ˈkwɪd/.

What is another word for quid?

Close synonyms include British pound, pound, British pound sterling, pound sterling, quid pro quo. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is quid a common word?

quid is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.