quo·ta·tion

quo·ta·tion
/kwoʊˈteıʃən/ noun, pl -tions
1 [count] : something that a person says or writes that is repeated or used by someone else in another piece of writing or a speech

literary/illustrative quotations [=quotes]

He gathered quotations from the trial transcript to prove his point.

a well-known quotation attributed to Abraham Lincoln

a book of humorous quotations

2 [noncount] : the act of using quotations in a piece of writing or a speech

She relied heavily on quotation in her essays, which made them less original.

3 [count] : a written statement of how much money a particular job will cost to do

The builder gave us several price quotations [=quotes] for the new housing complex.

4 [count] finance : a statement of the current value of stocks, bonds, or goods

foreign stock quotations [=quotes]


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • mis|quo|ta|tion — «MIHS kwoh TAY shuhn», noun. 1. an incorrect quotation. 2. inaccuracy in quoting …   Useful english dictionary

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  • quo — ae·quo·rea; quo·mi·nus; quo·mo·do; quo·rum; quo·ta·tion; quo·ta·tion·al; quo·tient; quo·tum; quo; ae·quo·rin; quo·ta; quo·tid·i·an; quo·ta·tion·al·ly; …   English syllables

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  • quotation — quo·ta·tion …   English syllables

  • quotational — quo·ta·tion·al …   English syllables

  • quotationally — quo·ta·tion·al·ly …   English syllables

  • quotation — quo•ta•tion [[t]kwoʊˈteɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) something quoted; a passage quoted from a book, speech, etc 2) the act or practice of quoting 3) bus the statement of the current or market price of a commodity or security • Etymology: 1525–35; < ML… …   From formal English to slang

  • quotation — quo|ta|tion [kwəuˈteıʃən US kwou ] n 1.) a sentence or phrase from a book, speech etc which you repeat in a speech or piece of writing because it is interesting or amusing = ↑quote quotation from ▪ a quotation from the Bible ▪ The following… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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