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quid pro quo
Latin · medieval
"something for something"
literally something for something, originally used by apothecaries for substituting one medicine for another
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quid pro quo
English · 1560s
"a favor or advantage exchanged for another"
settled as the phrase for an equal exchange or favor for favor
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