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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

quid pro quo
    n 1: something for something; that which a party receives (or is
         promised) in return for something he does or gives or
         promises [syn: quid pro quo, quid]

2. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

QUID PRO QUO. This phrase signifies verbatim, what for what. It is applied 
to the consideration of a contract. See Co. Litt. 47, b; 7 Mann. & Gr. 998.

Thesaurus Results for quid pro quo:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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