QUID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does quid mean? 

• QUID (noun)
  The noun QUID has 3 senses:

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

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

3. a wad of something chewable as tobacco

  Familiarity information: QUID used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• QUID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

British pound; British pound sterling; pound; pound sterling; quid

Hypernyms ("quid" is a kind of...):

British monetary unit (monetary unit in Great Britain)

Meronyms (parts of "quid"):

penny (a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Synonyms:

quid; quid pro quo

Hypernyms ("quid" is a kind of...):

consideration; retainer (a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A wad of something chewable as tobacco

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

chaw; chew; cud; plug; quid; wad

Hypernyms ("quid" is a kind of...):

bit; bite; morsel (a small amount of solid food; a mouthful)

 Context examples 

And he turned his quid and spat.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Here's you a-comin' and arskin' of me questions about my business, and I that grumpy-like that only for your bloomin' 'arf-quid I'd 'a' seen you blowed fust 'fore I'd answer.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

Also called betel quid with tobacco.

(Gutka, NCI Dictionary)

Betel quid with tobacco contains nicotine and many harmful, cancer-causing chemicals.

(Betel quid with tobacco, NCI Dictionary)

It is associated with betel quid chewing, a habit practiced in Southeast Asia and India.

(Oral Cavity Submucous Fibrosis, NCI Thesaurus)

Lor', I wouldn't take less nor a quid a moment to stay there arter dark.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

Cut me a quid, as'll likely be the last, lad, for I'm for my long home, and no mistake.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

An' when you said you'd report me for usin' of obscene language that was 'ittin' me over the 'ead; but the 'arf-quid made that all right.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

The man whom he called Morgan—an old, grey-haired, mahogany-faced sailor—came forward pretty sheepishly, rolling his quid.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Then he lay quiet for a little, and then, pulling out a stick of tobacco, begged me to cut him a quid.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)