QUID PRO QUO


Meaning of QUID PRO QUO in English

/ ˌkwɪd prəʊ ˈkwəʊ; NAmE proʊ ˈkwoʊ/ noun

[ sing. ] (from Latin ) a thing given in return for sth else

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent. (denoting a medicine substituted for another): Latin , something for something .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.