British English money slang | Learn English with Cambridge

How are you doing me old muckers?

Welcome back to this week’s video.

Money talks, however in Britain talking

about money can be quite a complicated thing.

So, today I’ve got five money slang terms

that we use in Britain.

Check this out.

Babes, have you got any change?

How much do you need?

A quid.

Yes, here you go.

Thank you.

In Britain we use the term quid to mean one pound.

Now while it’s most commonly used to refer

to an individual pound,

it can also be used as a replacement

for any multiple of one pound.

For example, £22 can be 22 quid.

Babes, do you fancy an ice cream?

Yeah, I do, yeah, I’d love one thanks.

Lend us a fiver then.

I’ve only got a tenner.

That’ll do.

Right, you guys aren’t stupid so I’m not going to spend

too much time on this.

We use a fiver to mean £5 and we use a tenner to mean £10.

Babes, I’ve got a fine.

A fine?

A speeding fine.

How much?

A ton.

A ton...?

A ton?

We use the word ton to refer to £100.

Now it’s also worth knowing

that we use the word ton to represent a hundred

in other contexts,

most notably sport and when talking about speed.

This car is a hell of a runner.

I mean, it’s had one owner, not really done many miles.

I mean, hardly really left the drive to be honest.

But anyway, absolute bargain, yours for a grand.

A grand?

Yeah, a grand.

We use a grand to refer to £1000.

Like quid a grand can be used as a replacement

for any multiple of £1000.

So, for example £16,000 can simply be referred

to as 16 grand.

So, there we go.

I hope this video helps you next time you’re splashing

the cash in Britain.

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