Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quidsworth

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: quidsworth
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

pounds' worth, in terms of money

British usage; Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It seems an eternity since I sprinted through the scrub, bullets zipping past like tin bees, slid down the crater, and there he was, ten quidsworth of NCO."
"'Bit o' fun?' spat Mike. 'That's £150 quidsworth of drums you nearly buggered up. My snare's all split and the bass pedal's packed up. Bloody lunatic.'"
"“Hey, nearly six hundred quidsworth between us,” Dai yelled as he drove at speed along the winding busy road to Hamsley. “Money when we need it, eh?” When they'd actually get the cash was another matter."

Etymology

From quid + -s- + -worth.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: quid
Suffix: -s-

Usage

Questions

What does quidsworth mean?: pounds' worth, in terms of money
Where does quidsworth come from?: From quid + -s- + -worth.

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