Explore Quid through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like morsel or wad. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Quid in a sentence
Related words
Quid meaning
- The inherent nature of something.
- A member of a section of the Democratic-Republican Party between 1805 and 1811, following John Randolph of Roanoke. (From tertium quid.)
- Paired with quo, in reference to the phrase quid pro quo (“this for that”): something offered in exchange for something else.
Synonyms of Quid
Using Quid
- The main meaning on this page is: The inherent nature of something. | A member of a section of the Democratic-Republican Party between 1805 and 1811, following John Randolph of Roanoke. (From tertium quid.) | Paired with quo, in reference to the phrase quid pro quo (“this for that”): something offered in exchange for something else.
- Useful related words include: british pound, morsel, wad, plug.
- In the example corpus, quid often appears in combinations such as: quid pro, the quid, no quid.
Context around Quid
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Quid
- In this selection, "quid" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, few, two, labeled, pro, remains and nominis stand out and add context to how "quid" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a few quid and a few quid from the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "quid" sits close to words such as accompanies, affiliations and agrarian, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with quid
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The ostensible quid pro quo arrangement between the authoritarian regimes further solidified their growing alliance. (15 words)
Even though the Quid and the Quo never were consummated, the case ended up consuming Calk in court. (18 words)
Maybe the jury got it wrong; maybe there was no quid pro quo and he was unjustly convicted. (18 words)
This led medieval logicians to distinguish between what they called the quid nominis or "whatness of the name", and the underlying nature common to all the things it names, which they called the quid rei or "whatness of the thing". (40 words)
Clinton says the syndicate kicked off in the 1960s, where the 10 members would stump up enough for a pool of two quid, half of which (10 shillings) was banked and the other half punted on a rotational basis. (39 words)
He said: "I've seen the draws before on Facebook and such like and in the last year or so, if I've had a spare five or ten quid, I've stuck it on. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Quid remains as popular slang for one or more pounds to this day in Britain in the form "a quid" and then "two quid", and so on.
Ambassador Gordon Sondland was so all over the map yesterday — there was a quid pro quo, there wasn’t a quid pro quo — that the whole day was a waste of time.
This led medieval logicians to distinguish between what they called the quid nominis or "whatness of the name", and the underlying nature common to all the things it names, which they called the quid rei or "whatness of the thing".
Another explanation, though one I have not seen advanced, is that there is a slang usage of “squid” for “quid”, which means a pound of UK currency.
Clinton says the syndicate kicked off in the 1960s, where the 10 members would stump up enough for a pool of two quid, half of which (10 shillings) was banked and the other half punted on a rotational basis.
Councilman Henry Darby voted against the resolution in a move the Democrat labeled "quid pro quo" over a squabble with a Republican over funding the sheriff's office.
Even though the Quid and the Quo never were consummated, the case ended up consuming Calk in court.
He said: "I've seen the draws before on Facebook and such like and in the last year or so, if I've had a spare five or ten quid, I've stuck it on.
I also have friends that have told me they can’t visit now because it will cost us £12 quid each time.
Maybe the jury got it wrong; maybe there was no quid pro quo and he was unjustly convicted.
Once again, there must be legal and implicit quid pro quo agreements for those approving of these funds.
Price: It’s not something one could afford every week, but for 18 quid I’m more than satisfied with the cost of my meal.
Prosecutors say he gave illegal quid pro quo favors to a private investor in a Seongnam real estate project between 2014 and 2017.
The ostensible quid pro quo arrangement between the authoritarian regimes further solidified their growing alliance.
There’s a quid pro quo here, as the co-worker’s friend (Jonathan), needs her help to decorate his apartment for Christmas (because Jews can’t figure tinsel out, I guess?).
The trauma of necking Blue Nun for a few quid from the supermarket in her teens almost put off sauvignon blanc for good.
When he first told me about this, I was quite pleased for him and thought it was a nice way for him to make a few extra quid.
After the chequered flag waved, Horner confirmed that the Mexican driver had won the unspecified bet, adding that Checo had cost him 'a few quid today'.
Although the Olympic Games in London took place in 2012, you might still have some souvenirs or memorabilia from the event and it could make you a few quid.
At the age of 75, with a few quid in the bank, he has a bucket of list of experiences he wants to work his way through.
Common combinations with quid
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- quid pro 97×
- the quid 15×
- no quid 13×
- of quid 13×
- few quid 12×
- was quid 8×
- for quid 7×
- two quid 5×
- quid rei 4×
- quid and 3×