quid pro quo
Something which is understood as something elseSomething which is understood as something else; an equivocation.
» It's a quid pro quo.
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Meaning
6 senses(historical)Substitution of one drug for another.
квипрокво́kviprokvó, кипроко́kiprokó
Something which is offered or asked for in exchange for something else.
To deny that the arrangement was a quid pro quo would be laughably disingenuous.
It was quite obviously a quid pro quo arrangement.
Something which is understood as something else; an equivocation.
More meanings 3
A usually non-monetary exchange transaction, or series or process of exchange transactions.
A usually non-monetary exchange transaction, or series or process of exchange transactions.
An equal or fair transaction or series of process of exchange transactions; tit for tat.
Sexual harassment in which a person in a workplace implicitly or explicitly requires sexual favours in exchange for something.
- something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something they do or give or promise
Origin
Borrowed from Latin quid prō quō (literally “something for something”).Borrowed from Latin quid prō quō (literally “something for something”).
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Forms
plural: quae pro quibus / quid pro quibus / quid pro quos| Singular | quid pro quo |
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Synonyms
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