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Noun: quid (quid,quids)  kwid
  1. [UK, informal] The basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
    - British pound, pound, British pound sterling, pound sterling, nicker [Brit, informal], GBP
     
  2. Something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does, gives or promises
    - quid pro quo
     
  3. A wad of something chewable as tobacco
    - chew, chaw, cud, plug, wad

Derived forms: quid, quids

Type of: bit, bite, British monetary unit, consideration, morsel, retainer

Encyclopedia: Quid