quid pro quo
noun
: something given or received for something else
also
: a deal arranging a quid pro quo
Examples of quid pro quo in a Sentence
in politics nobody does something for nothing: there's always a quid pro quo involved
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The mayor, who denies a quid pro quo with Trump, relied heavily on endorsements from DC 37, 32 BJ and the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council in his successful 2021 mayoral campaign.
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Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
The following day, the request was made to a federal court, a move that immigrant rights groups and Adams’ critics immediately cast as a quid pro quo.
—Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Trump could advance the process by making a simple but significant quid pro quo that would open the door to direct high-level diplomacy: temporarily suspending maximum pressure sanctions in exchange for Iran suspending its uranium enrichment for the same period of time.
—Comfort Ero, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2025
Adams has denied a quid pro quo with Trump and pleaded not guilty to his criminal charges.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2025
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Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
The following day, the request was made to a federal court, a move that immigrant rights groups and Adams’ critics immediately cast as a quid pro quo.
—Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Trump could advance the process by making a simple but significant quid pro quo that would open the door to direct high-level diplomacy: temporarily suspending maximum pressure sanctions in exchange for Iran suspending its uranium enrichment for the same period of time.
—Comfort Ero, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2025
Adams has denied a quid pro quo with Trump and pleaded not guilty to his criminal charges.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for quid pro quo
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“Quid pro quo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quid%20pro%20quo. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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quid pro quo
noun
: something (as consideration) given or received for something else
Etymology
New Latin, something for something
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