(a) quid pro quo

(a) quid pro quo
formal something that you do for someone or give to someone when they have agreed to do something for you.

The government's commitment to release political prisoners is a quid pro quo for the suspension of armed struggle by the rebels.

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  • Quid pro quo — (Latin for something for something [Merriam Webster, the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (Fourth Edition), and the New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy (Third Edition) [http://www.bartleby.com/59/] all so define the Latin… …   Wikipedia

  • quid pro quo — /ˌkwid ˌprō kwō/ n [New Latin, something for something]: something (as consideration) given or received for something else Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. quid pro quo …   Law dictionary

  • Quid pro quo — (lat.: dieses für das) ist ein Rechtsgrundsatz und ökonomisches Prinzip, nach dem jemand, der etwas gibt, dafür eine angemessene Gegenleistung erhalten soll. Eine deutsche Entsprechung wäre: „Wie du mir, so ich dir“. In der Spieltheorie bekannt… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • quid pro quo — (lat.: dieses für das) ist ein Rechtsgrundsatz und ökonomisches Prinzip, nach dem jemand, der etwas gibt, dafür eine angemessene Gegenleistung erhalten soll. In der Spieltheorie bekannt unter dem Namen tit for tat, jedoch dort mit der Abwandlung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Quid pro quo — (latín: «algo por algo» o «algo a cambio de algo»;[1] en latín medieval, también quiproquo) es una expresión que originalmente se refería al error de confundir dos términos similares. La locución se refiere, literalmente, a la confusión producida …   Wikipedia Español

  • quid pro quo — Loc. lat. (pron. [kuíd pro kuó]) que significa literalmente ‘algo a cambio de algo’. Se usa como locución nominal masculina con el sentido de ‘cosa que se recibe como compensación por la cesión de otra’: «La demanda interpuesta por la UE contra… …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

  • quid pro quo — [ˌkwıd prəu ˈkwəu US prou ˈkwou] n plural quid pro quos [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: something for something ] something that you give or do in exchange for something else, especially when this arrangement is not official quid pro quo for ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • quid pro quo — quid pro quos N COUNT A quid pro quo is a gift or advantage that is given to someone in return for something that they have done. [FORMAL] The statement is emphatic in stating that there must be a quid pro quo... They share a great deal of… …   English dictionary

  • Quid Pro Quo — est une locution latine qui signifie quelque chose pour quelque chose ou quelque chose contre quelque chose, autrement dit un échange de bons procédés, du donnant donnant… L expression s emploie notamment en anglais moderne, dans le contexte… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • quid pro quo harassment — USA One form of harassment that is prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) and state law equivalents. A Latin phrase meaning this for that, quid pro quo harassment most commonly involves harassment on the basis of sex …   Law dictionary

  • quid pro quo sexual harassment — n: sexual harassment in which the satisfaction of sexual demands is made the condition of job benefits or continued employment or is used as the basis for employment decisions regarding the individual compare hostile environment sexual harassment …   Law dictionary

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