The word for today is…
quid pro quo (noun) – Something that is given in return for something else or accepted as a reciprocal part of an exchange.
Source : The Free Dictionary
Etymology : 1560s, from Latin, literally “something for something, one thing for another,” from nominative and ablative neuter singulars of relative pronoun qui “who” (from PIE root *kwo-, stem of relative and interrogative pronouns) + pro “for” + quo, ablative of quid.
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The word for today is… consecutive (adjective) - : following one after the other in order : successive Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Consecutive has a good deal in common with the complementary word concurrent. Besides the fact that both begin with the prefix con- (meaning “with, together”), each word deals with the time-
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