quid pro quo

Meaning

Noun

• Something which is understood as something else; an equivocation.
• 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.
• Sexual harassment in which a person in a workplace implicitly or explicitly requires sexual favours in exchange for something.

Related

Similar words

• barter, swap, trade

Origin

• Borrowed from Latin quid prō quō.