Quote

Quick meaning: Quote is a noun meaning A statement attributed to a person; a quotation.

Meaning

A statement attributed to a person; a quotation.

More Meanings

1. A quotation mark.
2. A summary of work to be done with a set price; a quotation.
3. A price set and offered (by the potential seller) for a financial security or commodity; a quotation.
4. (transitive) To repeat (the exact words of a person).
5. (transitive) To prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price; to estimate.
6. (commerce, transitive) To name the current price, notably of a financial security.
7. (intransitive) To indicate verbally or by equivalent means the start of a quotation.

Example Sentences

Can you believe they quoted me $5,000?

The writer quoted the president's speech.

She loved reading quotes of famous people.

She told me she was, quote, "too hot for you."

Word Forms

• quotes
• quoting
• quoted

Synonyms for quote

Depending on context, synonyms include cite, quotation.

Antonyms for quote

Common opposites include unquote.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include quotation, cite, cited, phrase, naming, recite.

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