: a cut or wad of something chewable
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
At one point, trading was halted in volatile trade as the share price dipped below 3 quid in the opening minutes, more than 25% below its offer price.
—Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2021
Perhaps, the study authors suggested, the tobacco was chewed or sucked in a quid (wads of plant fiber) and people spat the seeds into the fire.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 11 Oct. 2021
At one time, iconic sports car maker Caterham Cars charged a couple of hundred quid for a heated windscreen on the Seven, a useful feature in a car that wasn’t fully waterproof.
—Wired, 26 July 2022
Since its inception in 1995, the KRABB (even currently) has never cost more than ten quid.
—Gina Tonic, refinery29.com, 24 Dec. 2021
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All of that for fifty quid a week… David and Defries were both equally guilty in this exploitation.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
At one point, trading was halted in volatile trade as the share price dipped below 3 quid in the opening minutes, more than 25% below its offer price.
—Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2021
Perhaps, the study authors suggested, the tobacco was chewed or sucked in a quid (wads of plant fiber) and people spat the seeds into the fire.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 11 Oct. 2021
At one time, iconic sports car maker Caterham Cars charged a couple of hundred quid for a heated windscreen on the Seven, a useful feature in a car that wasn’t fully waterproof.
—Wired, 26 July 2022
Since its inception in 1995, the KRABB (even currently) has never cost more than ten quid.
—Gina Tonic, refinery29.com, 24 Dec. 2021
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“Quid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quid. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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