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Related topics: Currenciesquid /kwɪd/ noun (plural quid) [countable] British English informal 1 PECone pound in money 一英镑 She earns at least 600 quid a week. 她每周至少挣600英镑。2 be quids in informal PROFITto make a good profit 赚大钱 If this deal comes off, we’ll be quids in. 如果这笔交易成功，我们会大赚一笔。Examples from the Corpusquid• I have, as it happens, a 1,000 rouble note, worth around a quid at yesterday's prices.• Maybe eighty quid a week coming in.• I have it at home and can well understand why Carmody passed fifty quid under the table to keep Graham quiet.• The bruiser wouldn't have been promised a reward of twenty quid otherwise.From Longman Business Dictionaryquidquid /kwɪd/ noun (plural quid) [countable] British English informal1one pound in British money2be quids in to make a profit, especially a large oneWe’ll be quids in if we get this contract.Origin quid (1600-1700) Perhaps from Latin what “what, something”quid nounChinese in one Corpus money Business pound |