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quid pro quo definition

quid· pro quo (kwid′ prō kwō′)

  1. one thing in return for another
  2. something equivalent; substitute

Etymology: L, something for something

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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