quotationnoun [ C ]
uk/kwəʊˈteɪ.ʃən/us/kwoʊˈteɪ.ʃən/informal quotequotation noun [ C ] (SAID)
C2 a phrase or short piece of writing taken from a longer work of literature, poetry, etc. or what someone else has said:
At the beginning of the book there's a quotation from Abraham Lincoln.
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- Her speech was larded with literary quotations.
- The title is a quotation from Shakespeare.
- He gave me a book of funny quotations.
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Quoting & making references
- above
- allusive
- bandy sth around
- bring
- bring sth up
- citation
- come up
- cross-reference
- direct speech
- drag
- misquote
- passing
- pursuant
- quote
- quote... unquote idiom
- referent
- said
- touch
- touch on/upon sth
- undermentioned
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quotation noun [ C ] (PRICE)
C2 the price that a person or company says they will charge to do a piece of work:
We decided to go with the lowest quotation.
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Costs & expenses
- admission
- aliment
- alimony
- asking price
- carrying charge
- charge
- compensation
- cost an arm and a leg/a small fortune idiom
- cost-of-living index
- damage
- dent
- flat rate
- indirect cost
- maintenance
- outlay
- price war
- running costs
- settlement
- stoppage
- worth
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Negotiating prices
quotation noun [ C ] (SHARES)
mainly UK the fact that a company's shares are being traded on a particular stock market:
Changes in the listing rules have reduced the advantage of obtaining a quotation on this stock market.