quid vs British pound

quid and British pound both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

quid (noun)	British pound (noun)
a wad of something chewable as tobacco	the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
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