quidsworthn.

Brit.

/ˈkwɪdzwəːθ/,

/ˈkwɪdzwəθ/, U.S.

/ˈkwɪdzˌwərθ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quid n.², worth n.¹

Etymology: < the genitive of quid n.² + worth n.¹, after pounds worth n.

Chiefly British colloquial.

Preceded by a quantifier: the amount of anything which may be bought for that number of pounds. Cf. quid n.²

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > merchandise > [noun] > quantity of goods bought for specific sum

pennyworth?a1400

sum1443

quidsworth1940

1940 Punch 2 Oct. 344/3 I reckon we 'ave about ten bobsworth of the bloons an' a quidsworth of gun-fire.

1966 P. O'Donnell Sabre-tooth v. 83 Modesty was after that ten million quidsworth of diamonds.

1977 F. Branston Up & Coming Man v. 51 I went to a Chinese takeaway and bought a couple of quidsworth of indigestion.

1992 Bicycle Feb. 92 2/1 ‘This one's got more than four hundred quids-worth of kit hanging on it, for a start’ said Phil, running a practiced eye over his bike.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quidsworth
释义	quidsworthn. Brit. /ˈkwɪdzwəːθ/, /ˈkwɪdzwəθ/, U.S. /ˈkwɪdzˌwərθ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quid n.², worth n.¹ Etymology: < the genitive of quid n.² + worth n.¹, after pounds worth n. Chiefly British colloquial. Preceded by a quantifier: the amount of anything which may be bought for that number of pounds. Cf. quid n.² ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > merchandise > [noun] > quantity of goods bought for specific sum pennyworth?a1400 sum1443 quidsworth1940 1940 Punch 2 Oct. 344/3 I reckon we 'ave about ten bobsworth of the bloons an' a quidsworth of gun-fire. 1966 P. O'Donnell Sabre-tooth v. 83 Modesty was after that ten million quidsworth of diamonds. 1977 F. Branston Up & Coming Man v. 51 I went to a Chinese takeaway and bought a couple of quidsworth of indigestion. 1992 Bicycle Feb. 92 2/1 ‘This one's got more than four hundred quids-worth of kit hanging on it, for a start’ said Phil, running a practiced eye over his bike. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1940
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