- one pound in money
- Can you lend me five quid?
- It only costs a couple of quid to get in.
Word Originlate 17th cent. (denoting a sovereign): of obscure origin.Definitions on the go
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Idioms
not the full quid
- (Australian English, New Zealand English, informal) not very intelligent
quids in
- in a position of having made a profit, especially a good profit
- If you are prepared to take the financial risk, you could be quids in.
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