1 (also informal quote) [C] a group of words or a short piece of writing taken from a book, play, speech, etc. and repeated because it is interesting or useful:
The book began with a quotation from Goethe. * a dictionary of quotations * Two short quotations will illustrate my point.
seealsoMISQUOTATION
2 [U] the act of repeating sth interesting or useful that another person has written or said:
The writer illustrates his point by quotation from a number of sources.
3 (also informal quote) a statement of how much money a particular piece of work will cost:
You need to get a written quotation before they start work. * We'll give you a free quotation for replacing your windows.
4 [C] (finance) a statement of the current value of goods or STOCKS:
the latest quotations from the Stock Exchange
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