quid pro quo

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin quid prō quō (literally “something for something”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌkwɪd.pɹəʊˈkwəʊ/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌkwɪd.pɹoʊˈkwoʊ/ === Noun === quid pro quo (plural quae pro quibus or quid pro quibus or quid pro quos) Something which is understood as something else; an equivocation. (historical) Substitution of one drug for another. Something which is offered or asked for in exchange for something else. A usually non-monetary exchange transaction, or series or process of exchange transactions. An equal or fair transaction or series of process of exchange transactions; tit for tat. (law) Sexual harassment in which a person in a workplace implicitly or explicitly requires sexual favours in exchange for something. ==== Synonyms ==== QPQ (initialism) (exchange transaction): barter, swap, trade ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === References === “quid pro quo”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === quo pro quid == Spanish == === Alternative forms === qui pro quo (nonstandard) === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin quid prō quō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkid ˌpɾo ˈkwo/ [ˌkið̞ ˌpɾo ˈkwo] IPA(key): /ˌkwid ˌpɾo ˈkwo/ [ˌkwið̞ ˌpɾo ˈkwo] Syllabification: quid pro quo === Noun === quid pro quo m (plural quid pro quo) quid pro quo === Further reading === “quid pro quo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “quid pro quo”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Uncertainties] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN