Thesaurus results for QUID PRO QUO

quid pro quo

noun

ˌkwid-ˌprō-ˈkwō

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 In some instances, Trump’s antagonists see an explicit quid pro quo. —

Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 20 Jan. 2025 By comparison, every relationship in his life seems to have come with quid pro quos. —

Michael Gordon, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025 Iran’s quid pro quo was Assad’s permission to allow Iranian weapons and missiles to be trucked and flown from Tehran via Damascus to Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon to use against Israel. —

Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024 Last month, South Korea's defense chief said Russia had shipped North Korea air defense missiles in a quid pro quo move in response to Pyongyang's injection of fresh troops. —

Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for quid pro quo