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QUID

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A wad of something chewable as tobacco

Synonyms:

chaw; chew; cud; plug; quid; wad

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("quid" is a kind of...):

bit; bite; morsel (a small amount of solid food; a mouthful)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

quid; quid pro quo

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("quid" is a kind of...):

consideration; retainer (a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone)

Sense 3

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

British pound; British pound sterling; pound; pound sterling; quid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("quid" is a kind of...):

British monetary unit (monetary unit in Great Britain)

Meronyms (parts of "quid"):

penny (a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb quid

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