quotation
[ kwoh-tey-shuhn ]
/ kwoʊˈteɪ ʃən /
noun
something that is quoted; a passage quoted from a book, speech, etc.: a speech full of quotations from Lincoln's letters.
the act or practice of quoting.
Commerce.
- the statement of the current or market price of a commodity or security.
- the price so stated.
Origin of quotation
OTHER WORDS FROM quotation
pre·quo·ta·tion, noun self-quo·ta·tion, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH quotation
quotation quoteWords nearby quotation
quota,
quota sampling,
quota system,
quota-hopping,
quotable,
quotation,
quotation mark,
quotation marks,
quote,
quote-driven,
quote-unquote
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British Dictionary definitions for quotation
quotation
/ (kwəʊˈteɪʃən) /
noun
a phrase or passage from a book, poem, play, etc, remembered and spoken, esp to illustrate succinctly or support a point or an argument
the act or habit of quoting from books, plays, poems, etc
commerce
a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity
an estimate of costs submitted by a contractor to a prospective client; tender
stock exchange
registration granted to a company or governmental body, enabling the shares and other securities of the company or body to be officially listed and traded
printing
a large block of type metal that is less than type-high and is used to fill up spaces in type pages