how much is a quid?

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2006-07-06 09:10:03 · 4 answers · asked by cgoodspeed24 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Investing

it's an english pound, which is about 80 cents american if I remember correctly. It's slang, like saying something is 10 bucks instead of 10 dollars.

2006-07-06 09:15:10 · answer #1 · answered by Angela 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

quid:
"one pound sterling," 1688, British slang, possibly from quid "that which is" (1606, see quiddity), as used in quid pro quo (q.v.).

2006-07-06 16:15:35 · answer #2 · answered by OliveTheCat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

one pound sterling

2006-07-06 16:13:21 · answer #3 · answered by whiteroseinbloom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

it's one british pound

2006-07-06 16:12:55 · answer #4 · answered by kittyluvr0223 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋