Pence vs Quid - What's the difference?
pence | quid |
(British) (the sub-unit of the pound sterling).
The inherent nature of something.
(US, historical) A section of the Democratic-Republican Party between 1805 and 1811 (from tertium quid ).
(historical) A sovereign or guinea.
(British, colloquial) Pound sterling.
(Australia, colloquial) pound
(Ireland, colloquial) pound, punt
(Ireland, colloquial) euro
(United States, colloquial) dollar
To chew tobacco
* 1902 , John Masefield,
(of a horse) To let food drop from the mouth whilst chewing
As nouns the difference between pence and quid
is that pence is plural of lang=en (the sub-unit of the pound sterling) while quid is the inherent nature of something.As a verb quid is
to chew tobacco.pence
English
Noun
(head)Usage notes
* This is the collective plural, used when referring to a sum of money, as in These apples are twenty pence each.'' When referring to several coins each worth one penny, the correct plural is pennies, as in ''I have one tenpence coin and three pennies.quid
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)Etymology 2
Likely derives from the phrase quid pro quo meaning "this for that", referring to the exchange of goods/services for money.Noun
(en-noun)- Five quid for a sandwich? You're having a laugh!
Synonyms
* (pound sterling) ** pound, pound sterling ** (slang) nicker, sovDerived terms
* quids inEtymology 3
Variant of (cud).Verb
(quidd)- Ah! the pig-tailed, quidding pirates and the pretty pranks we played