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QUID PRO QUO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does quid pro quo mean?
• QUID PRO QUO (noun)
The noun QUID PRO QUO has 1 sense:
1. something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises
Familiarity information: QUID PRO QUO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Synonyms:
quid; quid pro quo
Hypernyms ("quid pro quo" is a kind of...):
consideration; retainer (a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone)
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