Quantum meruit
/ˈmɛruːɪt/
uknown
1.
as much as he has earned: denoting a payment for goods or services in partial fulfilment of a contract or for those supplied when no price has been agreed
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- Quantum-sufficit
[kwahn-too m soof-i-kit; English kwon-tuh m suhf-uh-sit] /ˈkwɑn tʊm ˈsuf ɪ kɪt; English ˈkwɒn təm ˈsʌf ə sɪt/ noun, Latin. 1. as much as suffices; enough.