quid

• اسم يشير إلى الوحدة النقدية الأساسية في المملكة المتحدة وأيرلندا الشمالية وتساوي 100 بنس؛ ويُستعمل أيضاً للإشارة إلى شيء مُعطى أو مُتلقّى في مقابل شيء آخر، أو إلى كتلة من مادة تمضغ كالتبغ.

A noun referring to the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, equal to 100 pence; also used to describe something given or received in exchange, or a wad of something chewable like tobacco.

جمع شاذ

1. British currencyA2informalbritish

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

   جنيه إسترليني

   • I paid twenty quid for this shirt.
   • Can you lend me a few quid until Friday?
   • The ticket cost fifty quid.

   المرادفاتpoundpound sterling

2. Exchange or returnC1formal

   Something given or received in return for something else; a fair exchange.

   المقابل أو البدل

   • He gave his time and got little in return; it was a poor quid pro quo.
   • The contract specified a clear quid pro quo for both parties.
   • In negotiations, each side expects a quid pro quo.

   المرادفاتcompensationequivalentexchangequid pro quoreciprocationrecompenserequitalreturn

3. Chewable substanceB2informal

   A wad of something chewable, such as tobacco.

   مادة مَضْغ

   • He packed a quid of tobacco into his cheek.
   • The old sailor always had a quid in his mouth.
   • She offered him a quid of gum.

   المرادفاتchawchewcudplugwad