Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense quotes, present participle quoting, past tense, past participle quoted
1. verb
If you quote someone as saying something, you repeat what they have written or said.
He quoted Mr Polay as saying that peace negotiations were already underway. [VERB noun + as]
She quoted a great line from a book by Romain Gary. [VERB noun]
The newspaper quoted a professor who said he witnessed the killings. [VERB noun]
I gave the letter to our local press and they quoted from it. [VERB + from]
2. countable noun
A quotefrom a book, poem, play, or speech is a passage or phrase from it.
The article starts with a quote from an unnamed member of the Cabinet. [+ from]
3. verb
If you quote something such as a law or a fact, you state it because it supports what you are saying.
Mr Meacher quoted statistics saying that the standard of living of the poorest peoplehad fallen. [VERB noun]
4. verb
If someone quotes a price for doing something, they say how much money they would charge you for a service they are offering or a for a job that you want them to do.
A travel agent quoted her £160 for the flight. [VERB noun noun]
He quoted a price for the repairs. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: estimate, state, tender, set More Synonyms of quote
5. countable noun
A quotefor a piece of work is the price that someone says they will charge you to do the work.
Always get a written quote for any repairs needed. [+ for]
6. passive verb
If a company's shares, a substance, or a currency is quoted at a particular price, that is its current market price.
[business]
In early trading, gold was quoted at $368.20 an ounce. [beV-ed + at]
Heron is a private company and is not quoted on the Stock Market. [beV-ed + on]
7. plural noun
Quotes are the same as quotation marks.
[informal]
The word 'remembered' is in quotes.
8. convention
You can say 'quote' to show that you are about to quote someone's words.
[spoken]
He predicts they will have, quote, 'an awful lot of explaining to do'.
More Synonyms of quote
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quote in British English
(kwəʊt)
verb
1.
to recite a quotation (from a book, play, poem, etc), esp as a means of illustrating or supporting a statement
2. (transitive)
to put quotation marks round (a word, phrase, etc)
3. stock exchange
to state (a current market price) of (a security or commodity)
noun
4. an informal word for quotation (sense 1), quotation (sense 2), quotation (sense 3), quotation (sense 4)
5. (often plural) an informal word for quotation mark
put it in quotes
exclamation
6.
an expression used parenthetically to indicate that the words that follow it form a quotation
the president said, quote, I shall not run for office in November, unquote
Word origin
C14: from Medieval Latin quotāre to assign reference numbers to passages, from Latin quot how many
quote in American English
(kwoʊt)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈquoted or ˈquoting
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. Business
to state (a price) or state the price of (something)
5. Printing
to enclose in quotation marks
verb intransitive
6.
to make a quotation, as from a book or author
noun Informal
7.
quotation
8.
quotation mark
interjection
9.
I shall quote
used in speech to signal the beginning of a quotation
Derived forms
quoter (ˈquoter)
noun
Word origin
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
quote in Finance
(kwoʊt)
Word forms: (regular plural) quotes
noun
(Finance: Investment, Stocks)
A quote is the bid, ask, and list prices for a stock or bond or other security at a particular time.
In the company's stock quote, the latest quarterly dividend would be recorded as $0.25 per share and the shareprice as $67.44.
In the company's stock quote, the latest quarterly dividend would be recorded as $0.25 per share.
A quote is the bid, ask, and list prices for a stock or bond or other security at a particulartime.
quote in Insurance1
(kwoʊt)
Word forms: (regular plural) quotes
noun
(Insurance: Sales and distribution)
A quote is an estimate of the price of insurance coverage that is given to a proposer by an insurer or an intermediary before they decide which policy to choose.
Since there are plenty of policies and premium rates available, it helps to comparelife insurance quotes.
To make accurate comparisons between car insurance quotes, you will need to make sure you are comparing policies with the same level of coverageand the same deductible.
A quote is an estimate of the price of insurance coverage that is given to a proposer byan insurer or an intermediary before they decide which policy to choose.
quote in Insurance2
(kwoʊt)
Word forms: (present) quotes, (past) quoted, (perfect) quoted, (progressive) quoting
verb
(Insurance: Sales and distribution)
If an insurer quotes a price to a proposer, it gives them an estimate of the price of insurance coverage.
The competitiveness of the market for private mortgage insurance suggests that quoted prices are good approximations of the minimum cost of providing such insurance.
The cheapest premium quoted for life cover may be more expensive if you have any health issues.
If an insurer quotes a price to a proposer, it gives them an estimate of the price of insurance coverage.
quote in Accounting
(kwoʊt)
Word forms: (regular plural) quotes
noun
(Accounting: Commerce)
A quote for a piece of work is the price that someone says they will charge you to do the work.
Always get a written quote for any repairs needed.
Negotiate the cost of a trade-in after you have the lowest quote for the car in writing.
A quote for a piece of work is the price that someone says they will charge you to do thework.
COBUILD Collocations
quote
inspirational quote
renewal quote
Examples of 'quote' in a sentence
quote
It is worth ringing a few chemists to get a quote.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The prices of the quoted housebuilders plummeted, offering a significant buying opportunity.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
You were asked to get two quotes to get the door replaced, which you duly did.
The Sun (2016)
Half of those quoted a price for switching gas and electricity on the site saved 366 or more.
The Sun (2016)
The figures quoted are alarming.
The Sun (2016)
The longer-term plans are for the next three to five years and the couple have yet to find quotes for the work.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Yet it did find it rather amusing to spot the following quote from him in OK!
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
One member was quoted saying :'It has got really nasty.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The newly quoted stocks are all in positive territory, increasing by an average of almost 33 per cent since listing.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
That toothless quote has inflicted great damage on the deeply unpopular president.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He quotes false economic figures and refuses to correct them.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Get a quote with and without insurance and get it in writing.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The price quoted is for a studio.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In one day you can have three different agents quoting three different prices for the same player.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It quotes passages from her work that have come out of her own experiences.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Members must quote their card numbers when booking.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
We could then feed that back into the business so we can better quote for jobs.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Their assessment at the end of their book is worth quoting.
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
New applicants also have to show they have quotes for the measures they plan to install.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Ask for a few quotes and follow up personal recommendations.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The amount paid out is often not as generous the figure you were first quoted.
The Sun (2016)
It had been a quoted company in its own right.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Average call will be one minute for one stock quote.
The Sun (2015)
Figure quoted according to whether day or boarding pupils are in the majority.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Winners must provide quotes for work and proof they have the right to make the improvements before receiving prize.
The Sun (2008)
The collection already includes quotes and lyrics from her dad JAY-Z.
The Sun (2012)
To be fair, that is a great quote.
The Sun (2014)
Mount quotes many striking facts.
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
He learnt these long quotes that I already knew.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In other languages
quote
British English: quote /kwəʊt/ NOUN
A quote from a book, poem, or play is a sentence or phrase from it.
American English: quote
Arabic: اِقْتِبَاس
Brazilian Portuguese: citação
Chinese: 引文
Croatian: citat
Czech: citát
Danish: citat
Dutch: citaat
European Spanish: cita texto
Finnish: lainaus
French: citation
German: Zitat
Greek: απόσπασμα
Italian: citazione
Japanese: 引用文
Korean: 인용어구
Norwegian: sitat
Polish: cytat
European Portuguese: cotação
Romanian: citat
Russian: цитата
Latin American Spanish: cita mención
Swedish: citat
Thai: ข้อความอ้างอิง
Turkish: alıntı
Ukrainian: цитата
Vietnamese: đoạn trích dẫn
British English: quote /kwəʊt/ VERB
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.
The reporter quoted from the letter.
American English: quote
Arabic: يَقْتَبِسُ
Brazilian Portuguese: citar
Chinese: 引用
Croatian: citirati
Czech: citovat
Danish: citere
Dutch: citeren
European Spanish: citar
Finnish: siteerata
French: citer
German: zitieren
Greek: παραθέτω
Italian: citare
Japanese: 引用する
Korean: 인용하다
Norwegian: sitere
Polish: zacytować
European Portuguese: citar
Romanian: a cita
Russian: цитировать
Latin American Spanish: citar
Swedish: citera
Thai: อ้างอิง
Turkish: alıntı yapmak
Ukrainian: цитувати
Vietnamese: trích dẫn
All related terms of 'quote'
quote-driven
denoting an electronic market system, esp for stock exchanges , in which prices are determined by quotations made by market makers or dealers
quote-unquote
said to mean that you do not think that a particular word or phrase that has been used is accurate or suitable
renewal quote
A quote for a piece of work is the price that someone says they will charge you to do the work.
duckfoot quote
chevron-shaped quotation mark
inspirational quote
A quote from a book, poem , play, or speech is a passage or phrase from it.
quote, unquote/quote unquote
You can say quote before and unquote after a word or phrase , or quote, unquote before or after it, to show that you are quoting someone or that you do not believe that a word or phrase used by others is accurate .
Chinese translation of 'quote'
quote
(kwəut)
vt
[politician, author]引用 (yǐnyòng)
[line]引述 (yǐnshù)
[reference number]援引 (yuányǐn)
[law, statistics]引证(證) (yǐnzhèng)
to quote a price/figure for sth为(為)某事物报(報)出价(價)格/数(數)字 (wèi mǒu shìwù bàochū jiàgé/shùzì)