quid
41quid — 1. noun /kwɪd/ a) The inherent nature of something. Five quid for a sandwich? Youre having a laugh! b) A section of the Democratic Republican Party between 1805 and 1811 (from tertium quid). Syn: pound, pound sterling …
42quid — n a pound sterling. The word was first used to refer to a guinea, then a sover eign, later to the sum of one pound. The origin of the word (it arose in the 17th century) is obscure. Partridge suggests what (quid in Latin) as a synonym for… …
43quid — I [[t]kwɪd[/t]] n. a portion of something, esp. tobacco, that is to be chewed but not swallowed • Etymology: 1720–30; dial. var. of cud II quid [[t]kwɪd[/t]] n. pl. quid brit. brit. inf. one pound sterling • Etymology: 1680–90; orig. uncert …
44Quid — Slang for a billion. Although the word’s etymology is uncertain, the Oxford English Dictionary states that quid has been slang for a unit of currency (first a sovereign, later a guinea, currently one pound sterling) since at least 1661. Now,… …
45quid — I. noun (plural quid; also quids) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1688 British a pound sterling II. noun Etymology: English dialect, cud, from Middle English quide, from Old English cwidu, cwudu more at cud …
46quid — quid1 /kwid/, n. a portion of something, esp. tobacco, that is to be chewed but not swallowed. [1720 30; dial. var. of CUD] quid2 /kwid/, n., pl. quid. Brit. Informal. one pound sterling. [1680 90; orig. uncert.] * * * …
47quid — I Australian Slang 1. money, a pound note (currency); money, especially a large amount; 2. idiot (if said about a person) II Cockney Rhyming Slang Pounds (currency) III Everyday English Slang in Ireland n pound(s); 50 quid=50 pounds …
48quid — {{hw}}{{quid}}{{/hw}}s. m. inv. Indica qualche cosa di indeterminato e di indefinibile: in lui c è un quid che non convince | (est.) Somma imprecisata di denaro. ETIMOLOGIA: voce lat., propr. ‘che cosa?’ …
49Quid — A pound in money is called a quid. It is the equivalent to the buck or clam in America. A five pound note is called a fiver and a ten pound note is called a tenner …
50quid — quid1 noun (plural same) Brit. informal one pound sterling. Phrases not the full quid Austral./NZ informal not intelligent. quids in Brit. informal profiting or likely to profit from something. Origin C17 (denoting a sovereign): of obscure origin …
