pound sterling vs quid

pound sterling and quid both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

pound sterling (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