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quote Definition

quote (kwōt)

transitive verb quoted, quot·ing

  1. to reproduce or repeat a passage from or statement of to quote Chaucer
  2. to reproduce or repeat (a passage from a book, a statement, etc.)
  3. to refer to as authority or an example; cite
  4. Commerce to state (a price) or state the price of (something)
  5. Printing to enclose in quotation marks

Etymology: altered (infl. by L) < ME coten < ML quotare, to mark the number of, divide into chapters < L quotus, of what number < IE *kwoti-, how many < interrogative base *kwo- > who

intransitive verb

to make a quotation, as from a book or author

noun

  1. quotation
  2. quotation mark

I shall quote: used in speech to signal the beginning of a quotation

quote Related Forms

quoter noun

quote Synonyms

quote

v.

  1. To repeat verbatim

    recite, excerpt, extract; see cite 2.

  2. To state a price

    name a price, request, demand; see price, rate 1, value 2.

quote Finance Definition

A firm offer to buy or sell a certain security at a specific time. Quotes are given for the price at which the market maker is willing to buy or sell the security. The quote may be given in the form “$45 to $45.10,” which means that the best bid price is $45 (the highest price that buyer is willing to pay is $45) while the best offer price (the lowest price that a seller will sell for) is $45.10.

quote Usage Examples

Object

  • passage: The Defense quoted a passage from a speech delivered, they said, in May 1992.
  • price: The prices quoted have been costed at an exchange rate of 1.45 Euros equals £ 1.00.

Adjective modifier

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Modifies a noun

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Noun used with modifier

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Preposition: in

  • correspondence: If the official receiver is aware of the title number it should be quoted in all correspondence with the LR.
  • sterling: Prices All prices are quoted in pounds sterling and are inclusive of UK VAT.

Preposition: with

attribution: These essays may be quoted with proper attribution and printed out in single copies for personal use and study, without permission.

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