as in exchange
a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another
in politics nobody does something for nothing: there's always a quid pro quo involved
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Recent Examples of quid pro quo
What might have began as a quid pro quo situation continued long after The Ed Sullivan Show became the must-see TV of its day.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2025
Yet Israel never had to give Washington any meaningful quid pro quo for all this help.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 5 June 2025
Moreland's 'quid pro quo' relationship The next day, Amos sat down for an interview with the FBI.
—Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 17 July 2025
Emil Bove denies 'quid pro quo' in dropping Eric Adams charges during court hearing
He will be nominated to serve on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which has jurisdiction over district courts in Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 28 May 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2025
Yet Israel never had to give Washington any meaningful quid pro quo for all this help.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 5 June 2025
Moreland's 'quid pro quo' relationship The next day, Amos sat down for an interview with the FBI.
—Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 17 July 2025
Emil Bove denies 'quid pro quo' in dropping Eric Adams charges during court hearing
He will be nominated to serve on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which has jurisdiction over district courts in Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quid pro quo
exchange
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Between March 2022 and Wei’s arrest in August 2023, the spy allegedly paid Wei thousands of dollars in exchange for photographs and videos of the Essex, information about the location of various Navy ships and details about the Essex’s defensive weapons, according to prosecutors.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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American chipmakers Nvidia and AMD agreed to pay the US government 15% of their revenues from semiconductor sales to China in exchange for export licenses.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Quid pro quo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quid%20pro%20quo. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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