Meaning & use

quid

noun·Everyday

A British informal word for one pound sterling.

See it in a sentence

Could you lend me a couple of quid until payday?

The sandwich cost about five quid at the shop near the station.

A note on using this word

Quid is invariable in the plural, so 'twenty quid' is correct, not 'twenty quids'.

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