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# quid

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

«quid» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal, UK, Ireland) A pound in money (£1). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quid/#m1)
2. (rare) A piece of tobacco chewed in the mouth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quid/#m2)
3. (UK informal) «Quids in»: making a profit or being lucky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quid/#m3)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quid/#x1)
- The ticket costs ten quid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quid/#x2)
- I found five quid in my coat pocket. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quid/#x3)
- Mum gave me 20 quid and I spent 12, so I had 8 quid left. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quid/#x4)
- If we sell all the cakes, we'll be quids in! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quid/#x5)
- That's two quid for a bag of crisps — too much! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quid/#x6)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «quid» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quid/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«quid» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quid.html) on Mova free.