Definitions for quid pro quoˈkwɪd proʊ ˈkwoʊ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
quid pro quoˈkwɪd proʊ ˈkwoʊ(n.)(pl.)quid pro quos, quids pro quo.
something that is given or taken in return for something else; substitute.
Category: Foreign Term
Origin of quid pro quo:
1555–65; < L: lit., something for something
Princeton's WordNet
quid pro quo, quid(noun)
something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises
Wiktionary
quid pro quo(Noun)
Something understood as another ; an equivocation.
quid pro quo(Noun)
This for that; giving something to receive something else ; something equivalent ; something in return.
quid pro quo(Noun)
An equal exchange.
Origin: From : "what for what" . See quid, pro, and quo
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