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quid pro quo

an equal exchange.
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We had no money so we had to live by quid pro quo.

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Additional definitions for 'quid pro quo':

quid pro quoSomething understood as something else; an equivocation.
quid pro quo(law) This for that; giving something to receive something else; something equivalent; something in return.
quid pro quo(law) A form of sexual discrimination where a person implicitly or explicitly offers something in exchange for sexual favours.
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