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KWID/kwɪd/

A quid is informal UK for one pound sterling. The plural stays quid: five quid, not five quids. A fiver and a tenner are notes; quid is the unit. Not used for dollars or euros. Uncountable in form but used with numbers: twenty quid.

Meaning

One pound sterling (UK informal; same form in the plural).

Examples

• “The bus into town is two quid with a contactless card.”
• “It is only a few quid on the bus if we go together.”
• “He still owes me ten quid from last week.”

Good to know

a quid = £1. Plural: five quid (not quids). Related: a fiver / a tenner.

Near in meaning

pound

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