QUID PRO QUO

quid pro quo (kwid proh kwoh), n. [Latin “something for something”] An action or thing that is exchanged for another action or thing of more or less equal value; a substitute (the discount was given as a quid pro quo for the extra business). See RECIPROCITY(2). Cf. CONSIDERATION. [Cases: Contracts 50. C.J.S. Contracts § 87.]