quid

«quid» in Mova's school dictionary: A pound in money (£1) — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a quid, plural quid — informal UK, Ireland); noun (a quid, quids — a lump of chewing tobacco)

meaning for a pupil

1) (informal, UK, Ireland) A pound in money (£1). tree →

2) (rare) A piece of tobacco chewed in the mouth. tree →

3) (UK informal) «Quids in»: making a profit or being lucky. tree →

sense in the lessons

Everyday British and Irish slang for money: «it costs five quid». Appears in real-speech maths problems: «20 quid» means £20. Phrases: «a quid», «ten quid», «quids in», «not short of a quid» (rich, Australian).

examples

• Can you lend me a quid? tree →
• The ticket costs ten quid. tree →
• I found five quid in my coat pocket. tree →
• Mum gave me 20 quid and I spent 12, so I had 8 quid left. tree →
• If we sell all the cakes, we'll be quids in! tree →
• That's two quid for a bag of crisps — too much! tree →

note

Informal (slang), not for exams or formal letters. Plural is usually also «quid»: «five quid», NOT «five quids». In maths: 1 quid = 1 pound (£1) = 100 pence; «a couple of quid» = about £2.

In the corpora

• "Not the full quid" (Australian slang) means not very clever or a bit mad.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «quid» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.