quid pro quo

A favor done for someone in exchange for a favor in return. This Latin phrase means "something for something." You wash my car, and I'll drop off your dry cleaning—quid pro quo. Our company has a specific policy against quid pro quo, to prevent unfair treatment and harassment.

quid pro quo

An equal exchange or substitution, as in I think it should be quid pro quo-you mow the lawn and I'll take you to the movies. This Latin expression, meaning "something for something," has been used in English since the late 1500s.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Venera	vye-NYE-rah (Russian), vee-NYE-rah (Russian)	Russian, Bulgarian, Albanian
Eda (1)	-	Turkish
Tryphon	-	Ancient Greek
Molle	-	Medieval English
Lia (1)	LEE-ah (Italian), LEE-ə (Portuguese, Georgian)	Italian, Portuguese, Georgian, Biblical Latin
Haakon	-	Norwegian