quid+pro+quo

  • 31quid pro quo — noun (C) something that you give or do in exchange for something else, especially when this arrangement is not official (+ for): The quid pro quo is that we pay them a very low rent …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 32quid pro quo — Latin: something for something Something given as compensation for something received. Contracts require a quid pro quo; without a consideration they would become unilateral agreements …

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  • 33quid pro quo — noun the latest agreement between labor and management is a textbook example of quid pro quo Syn: exchange, trade, trade off, swap, switch, barter, substitute, reciprocation, return; amends, compensation, recompense, restitution, reparation …

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  • 34quid pro quo — /ˌkwɪd prəυ kwəυ/ noun money paid or an action carried out in return for something ● He agreed to repay the loan early, and as a quid pro quo the bank released the collateral …

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  • 35quid 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 …

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  • 36quid 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 …

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  • 37quid pro quo — [[t]ˈkwɪd proʊ ˈkwoʊ[/t]] n. pl. quid pro quos, quids pro quo fot something that is given or taken in return for something else; substitute • Etymology: 1555–65; < L: lit., something for something …

    From formal English to slang

  • 38quid pro quo — [ˌkwɪd prəʊ kwəʊ] noun (plural quid pro quos) a favour or advantage given in return for something. Origin L., something for something …

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  • 39quid pro quo — /kwɪd proʊ ˈkwoʊ / (say kwid proh kwoh) noun 1. one thing in return for another. 2. Law compensation, consideration. {Latin: something for something} …

  • 40Квипрокво (Quid pro quo) — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Квипрокво. Не следует путать с Квипрокво (Quiproquo). Квипрокво[1] или И кипроко[2] (фр. Quid pro quo то за это[3]; в англ.яз. услуга за услугу)  латинский фразеологизм, обычно… …

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