Quid — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kwˈɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/kwˈɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kwˈɪd/

1 syllable Say it as /kwˈɪd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

quid pro quo wad pound British pound sterling cud plug pound sterling chew British pound chaw

Word Forms

chew	verb	chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
chaw	verb	chew without swallowing
wad	verb	compress into a wad

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Pfund

die Grundwährungseinheit in Großbritannien und Nordirland; gleich 100 Pence

🇫🇷French

chique

l'unité monétaire de base en Grande-Bretagne et en Irlande du Nord ; égal à 100 pence

🇪🇸Spanish

libra

la unidad básica de dinero en Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte; igual a 100 peniques

🇳🇱Dutch

pond

de basiseenheid van geld in Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland; gelijk aan 100 cent

🇵🇹Portuguese

libra

a unidade monetária básica na Grã-Bretanha e na Irlanda do Norte; igual a 100 centavos

🇷🇺Russian

фунт

основная денежная единица Великобритании и Северной Ирландии; равен 100 пенсам

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रुपये

ग्रेट ब्रिटेन और उत्तरी आयरलैंड में धन की मूल इकाई; 100 पेंस के बराबर

🇧🇩Bengali

টাকা

গ্রেট ব্রিটেন এবং উত্তর আয়ারল্যান্ডে টাকার মৌলিক একক; 100 পেন্সের সমান

🇮🇳Tamil

க்விட்

கிரேட் பிரிட்டன் மற்றும் வடக்கு அயர்லாந்தில் பணத்தின் அடிப்படை அலகு; 100 பென்சுக்கு சமம்

🇮🇳Telugu

క్విడ్

గ్రేట్ బ్రిటన్ మరియు ఉత్తర ఐర్లాండ్‌లో డబ్బు యొక్క ప్రాథమిక యూనిట్; 100 పెన్స్‌కి సమానం

🇮🇳Marathi

पैसे

ग्रेट ब्रिटन आणि उत्तर आयर्लंडमधील पैशाचे मूळ एकक; 100 पेन्सच्या बरोबरीचे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્વિડ

ગ્રેટ બ્રિટન અને ઉત્તરી આયર્લૅન્ડમાં નાણાંનું મૂળભૂત એકમ; 100 પેન્સની બરાબર

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്വിഡ്

ഗ്രേറ്റ് ബ്രിട്ടനിലും വടക്കൻ അയർലൻഡിലും പണത്തിൻ്റെ അടിസ്ഥാന യൂണിറ്റ്; 100 പെൻസിന് തുല്യമാണ്

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

英镑

大不列颠及北爱尔兰的基本货币单位；等于 100 便士

🇯🇵Japanese

ポンド

グレートブリテンおよび北アイルランドにおける通貨の基本単位。 100ペンスに等しい

🇰🇷Korean

한 번 씹는 분량

영국과 북아일랜드의 기본 화폐 단위. 100펜스에 해당

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đổi tiền

đơn vị tiền cơ bản ở Anh và Bắc Ireland; bằng 100 xu

🇹🇭Thai

ชาน

หน่วยเงินขั้นพื้นฐานในบริเตนใหญ่และไอร์แลนด์เหนือ เท่ากับ 100 เพนนี

🇮🇩Indonesian

pound

unit dasar uang di Inggris Raya dan Irlandia Utara; sama dengan 100 pence

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مضغة

الوحدة الأساسية للنقود في بريطانيا العظمى وأيرلندا الشمالية؛ يساوي 100 بنس

🇮🇷Persian

کوید

واحد اصلی پول در بریتانیای کبیر و ایرلند شمالی؛ برابر با 100 پنس

🇹🇷Turkish

sterlin

Büyük Britanya ve Kuzey İrlanda'daki temel para birimi; 100 peniye eşit

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִירָה

יחידת הכסף הבסיסית בבריטניה הגדולה ובצפון אירלנד; שווה ל-100 פני

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