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单词 quid pro quos
释义

quid pro quo

noun

ˌkwid-ˌprō-ˈkwō How to pronounce quid pro quo (audio)
: something given or received for something else
also : a deal arranging a quid pro quo

Synonyms

  • back-and-forth
  • barter
  • commutation
  • dicker
  • exchange
  • swap
  • trade
  • trade-off
  • truck
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Example Sentences

in politics nobody does something for nothing: there's always a quid pro quo involved
Recent Examples on the Web The school board’s ethics panel produced reports last year that accused seven board members of offenses including steering contracts, doing political favors and engaging in a quid pro quo with a labor union. Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2022 This is because goals drive people, and goal achievement can cause people to view relationships of any kind, including intimate relationships, as transactional, quid pro quo agreements between two people. Mark Travers, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 Violating the lobbying law does not require money to change hands, but the absence of an obvious quid pro quo might not have sat well with a jury. New York Times, 3 Aug. 2022 In a statement, Netanyahu’s spokesman said that the former prime minister never sought a quid pro quo when other countries wanted to buy Pegasus. New York Times, 28 Jan. 2022 The policy has three pillars: deals cannot serve as inducements to attend universities; boosters cannot contact recruits; and there must be some sort of quid pro quo to prevent deals from becoming a mechanism for pay-for-play. Laine Higgins, WSJ, 20 May 2022 Financial arrangements must have some type of quid pro quo agreement in which the athlete was being paid for services provided, such as a social media post or an appearance. Ralph D. Russo, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2022 Financial arrangements must have some type quid pro quo agreement in which the athlete was being paid for services provided, like a social media post or appearance. Ralph D. Russo, oregonlive, 9 May 2022 But critics of the president and political analysts are asking, with good reason, whether there is a quid pro quo. Mary Anastasia O’grady, WSJ, 9 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, something for something

First Known Use

1532, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

quid pro quo

noun

ˌkwid-ˌprō-ˈkwō How to pronounce quid pro quo (audio)
: something (as consideration) given or received for something else

History and Etymology for quid pro quo

New Latin, something for something

quid pro quos

noun

plural of quid pro quo
as in exchanges
a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another in politics nobody does something for nothing: there's always a quid pro quo involved

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • exchanges
  • trucks
  • dickers
  • swaps
  • dealings
  • trades
  • barters
  • commutations
  • horse trades
  • deals
  • trade-offs
  • substitutions
  • transactions
  • logrollings
  • replacements
  • bargains
  • negotiations
  • back-and-forths
  • reciprocations
  • requitals
  • recompenses
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