quid
1a portion of something, especially tobacco, that is to be chewed but not swallowed.
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1Words Nearby quid
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British Informal. one pound sterling.
Origin of quid
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How to use quid in a sentence
So it was really a quid pro quo to ensure that there weren’t nuclear weapons by the other side that were very close to the border of that country posing an existential threat.
The Supreme Court has long held that campaign finance regulation generally doesn’t violate the First Amendment as long as it prevents quid pro quo corruption or the appearance of corruption.
The Supreme Court Could Decide if Ted Cruz Gets $10,000. It Matters More Than You Think | Madeleine Carlisle | January 18, 2022 | TimeIt establishes a mechanism of fairness that doesn’t depend on colonial mentalities of quid pro quo, says Bloom.
Why a failure to vaccinate the world will put us all at risk | Niall Firth | February 13, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewThis may be more subtle than the quid pro quos to which your brother has become accustomed, but for that reason, it is less likely to damage your relationship with him.
Miss Manners: Stop and think before hitting ‘reply all’ | Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin, Jacobina Martin | December 10, 2020 | Washington PostThe Booth report provides examples of quids that larger platforms could offer to receive the quo of continued immunity.
Why the most controversial US internet law is worth saving | Amy Nordrum | September 9, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
“The U.S. is going to want to keep these as separate issues and not link them formally with a quid pro quo,” he said.
Will Iran Sell Out Al Qaeda for Nukes? | Josh Rogin, Eli Lake | September 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Court has upheld limits on individual contributions to avoid quid pro quo corruption or the “appearance of corruption.”
Originalists Making It Up Again: McCutcheon and ‘Corruption’ | Lawrence Lessig | April 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Budapest document makes sense historically only as a quid pro quo agreement resting upon American credibility to act.
Obama Must Show He’ll Use Military Means to Deter Russia in Ukraine | Leslie H. Gelb | March 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEric Idle said, “It means we can advertise it as 300 quid cheaper than the Stones.”
The Supreme Court only accepts one justification for limiting political speech: quid pro quo corruption or the appearance thereof.
SCOTUS-Palooza: Preview of the Big Cases in the New Term | Ilya Shapiro | October 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTPostrem quid nobis effectum hactenus, seu potis quid attentatum sit ad diuinam gloriam.
quid sit Nova Francia, qualis regio, qui in e populi, quique mores.
quid a missionariis hactenus effectum seu potius attentatum sit.
Gallos quid atq omnes gentes cm semel saturi sunt, long despiciunt, irridntq clanculum omnia; etiam religion, quam susceperint.
In the action off Camperdown, Admiral de Winter asked one of his lieutenants for a quid of tobacco.
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British Dictionary definitions for quid (1 of 2)
/ (kwɪd) /
a piece of tobacco, suitable for chewing
Origin of quid
1British Dictionary definitions for quid (2 of 2)
/ (kwɪd) /
British slang one pound sterling
quids in British slang in a very favourable or advantageous position
not the full quid Australian and NZ slang mentally subnormal
Origin of quid
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