What is "quid pro quos"

Usage examples of "quid pro quos".

There had to have been the usual backroom quid pro quos, although he did not know the details and the stakes were bigger than usual.

And then, in one corner of that silence, a silver flash, as if from the tail of a fish breaking the skin of the water, a ripple in the darkness, a trail of phosphorescence along which he found himself moving, gliding between closely pressed people in earnest consultations, in amorous embraces, in meaningless conversations, in sweaty transactions, in venal quid pro quos, in malicious double crosses, in dangerous alliances.

The conspiracy had been clearly defined, containment strategies had been planned, understandings with trusted allies had been reaffirmed, wavering loyalties had been bolstered by promises of hfird cash and quid pro quos, everything had been neatly tied together - and now it was all starting to unravel.