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   quote

   /kwəʊt/

   verb

   • 1. repeat or copy out (words from a text or speech written or spoken by another person): "I realized she was quoting passages from Shakespeare" Similar reciterepeatsay againreproducerestateretellechoiterateparrottakeextractexcerptderivemisquotearchaic:ingeminate
   • ▪ repeat a statement by (someone): "a military spokesman was quoted as saying that the border was now quiet"
   • ▪ mention or refer to (someone or something) to provide evidence or authority for a statement or opinion: "the examples quoted above could be multiplied from case studies from all over England" Similar citementionrefer tomake reference togivenameinstancespecifyidentifyrelaterecountenumeratelistitemizespell outallude toadduceexemplifyput forwardpoint outcall attention topresentofferadvancepropose
   • ▪ put forward or describe someone or something as being: "heavy teaching loads are often quoted as a bad influence on research"
   • 2. give someone (the estimated price of a job or service): "a garage quoted him £30" Similar estimatestatesettenderbidofferprice something at
   • ▪ name at (specified odds): "he is quoted as 9–2 favourite to score the first goal of the match"
   • 3. give (a company) a quotation or listing on a stock exchange: "a British conglomerate quoted on the London Stock Exchange"

   noun

   • 1. a quotation from a text or speech: "a quote from Wordsworth"
   • ▪ quotation marks: "use double quotes around precise phrases you wish to search for"
   • 2. a quotation giving the estimated cost for a particular job or service: "quotes from different insurance companies"
   • 3. a price offered by a market-maker for the sale or purchase of a stock or other security: "quotes for North Sea Brent were rising"
   • ▪ a quotation or listing of a company on a stock exchange.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from medieval Latin quotare, from quot ‘how many’, or from medieval Latin quota (see quota). The original sense was ‘mark a book with numbers, or with marginal references’, later ‘give a reference by page or chapter’, hence ‘cite a text or person’ (late 16th century).

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • Q

     10

   • U

     1

   • O

     1

   • T

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   • E

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishQUOTE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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     QUOTE translate: 说, 引用，引述，援引, 举出，举证, 报价, 报价, 报价. Learn more...

   • English (US)

     QUOTE meaning: 1. to repeat the words that someone else has...

   • Quote Spanish Translation

     QUOTE translate: citar, dar un presupuesto (de),...

   • Quote: Malay Translation

     QUOTE translate: memetik, menyebut harga, menyebut. Learn...

   • Quote: Thai Translation

     quote translate: อ้างมาจากหนังสือ, บอกราคา, อ้างอิง. Learn...

   • Vietnamese Translation

     QUOTE translate: trích dẫn, định giá, nêu ra để hỗ trợ cho...

   • Quote... Unquote

     QUOTE... UNQUOTE definition: 1. said to show that you are...

   • Znaczenie Quote, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     QUOTE definicja: 1. to repeat the words that someone else...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › quoteQuote Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the word quote as a verb and a noun. Quote can mean to speak or write a passage from another, to cite in illustration, or to set off by quotation marks.

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   Quote definition: to repeat (a passage, phrase, etc.) from a book, speech, or the like, as by way of authority, illustration, etc.. See examples of QUOTE used in a sentence. Games

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › quoteQuote - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   When you write out a quote, you put the other person’s words in quotation marks (“Aha!”). Sometimes a price estimate is called a quote, like when a mechanic looks at your engine and gives you a quote for the cost of repair.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishQUOTE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishquote verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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8. www.thefreedictionary.com › quoteQuote - definition of quote by The Free Dictionary

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   1. a. To repeat or copy (words from a source such as a book), usually with acknowledgment of the source: quoted lines from Shakespeare in his lecture. b. To repeat or copy the words of (a person or a book or other source): likes to quote Shakespeare when giving advice. c.