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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

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     10

   • U

     1

   • O

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   • 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 definition: 1. to repeat the words that someone else has said or written: 2. If you quote a fact or example…. Learn more.

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

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   The meaning of QUOTE is to speak or write (a passage) from another usually with credit acknowledgment. How to use quote in a sentence.

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

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   If you quote something, you repeat what someone has written or said. If you quote someone as saying something, you repeat what they have written or said. She quoted a line from the book.

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

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   n. 1. A quotation. 2. A quotation mark. 3. Used by a speaker to indicate the beginning of a direct quotation: "He paused and said, quote, I don't care, unquote." 4. A dictum; a saying.

6. 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.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of quote – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   QUOTE definition: 1. to repeat what someone has said or written: 2. to give a fact or example in order to support…. Learn more.

8. www.britannica.com › dictionary › quoteQuote Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   QUOTE meaning: 1 : to repeat (something written or said by another person) exactly often + from; 2 : to write or say the exact words of (someone)