British pound vs quid

British pound and quid both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
British pound	Yes	No	No	No
quid	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, British pound and quid are synonyms defined as:

British pound and quid: the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence

Other synonyms of British pound include British pound sterling, pound, pound sterling.

British pound (noun)	quid (noun)
the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence	a wad of something chewable as tobacco
	something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises
	the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence