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quote
- /kwəʊt/ UK
- /kwoʊt/ Canada, US
- /kwəʉt/ Australia
- /k(ʋ)oʈ/ South Asia
Sounds like coat, (non-rhotic) court · Rhymes with -əʊt
Where it comes from
From Middle English quoten, coten (“to mark (a book) with chapter numbers or marginal references”), from Old French coter, from Medieval Latin quotāre (“to distinguish by numbers, number chapters”), itself from Latin quotus (“which, what number (in sequence)”), from quot (“how many”) and related to quis (“who”). The sense developed via “to give as a reference, to cite as an authority” to “to copy out exact words” (since 1680); the business sense “to state the price of a commodity” (1866) revives the etymological meaning. The noun, in the sense of “quotation,” is attested from 1885; see also usage note, below.
noun quotes
- A statement attributed to a person; a quotation. She loved reading quotes of famous people.
- A quotation mark.
- A summary of work to be done with a set price; a quotation. After going over the hefty quotes, the board decided it was cheaper to have the project executed by its own staff.
- A price set and offered (by the potential seller) for a financial security or commodity; a quotation.
verb quotes · quoting · quoted
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To repeat (the exact words of a person).
The writer quoted the president's speech.
Similar: cite
- To prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price; to estimate. Can you believe they quoted me $5,000?
- To name the current price, notably of a financial security.
- To indicate verbally or by equivalent means the start of a quotation.
- To observe, to take account of. But must our moderne Critticks envious eye Seeme thus to quote some grosse deformity?
- To mark an S-expression argument for self-evaluation by the interpreter in Lisp.
particle
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Used in speech to indicate the start of a quotation.
She told me she was, quote, "too hot for you."
Opposite: unquote, end quote, end of quote
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: quotation, cite, quotation mark, inverted comma, cited, phrase, naming, recite, read, commentary, refer, name, say, indicate, excerpt, paraphrase
Translations
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noun a statement attributed to someone
| Español | cita, citación, entrecomillado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 인용 inyong |
| 日本語 | 引用 in'yō |
| 中文 | 引用 yǐnyòng, 引語 /引语 yǐnyǔ, 引文 yǐnwén |
| हिन्दी | उद्धरण uddharaṇ |
| Português | citação |
| Français | citation |
| Deutsch | Zitat |
| Italiano | citazione |
| Ελληνικά | παράθεμα paráthema, παράθεση paráthesi, περικοπή perikopí, χωρίο chorío, εδάφιο edáfio |
| Română | citat |
| Русский | цита́та citáta |
| Tiếng Việt | đoạn trích dẫn |
| العربية | اِقْتِبَاس iqtibās, اِسْتِشْهَاد istišhād |
| עברית | ציטוט \ צִטּוּט tsitút, צִיטָטָה tsitata, מוּבָאָה muvah |
noun a quotation mark
| Español | comillas, comilla |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 따옴표 ttaompyo |
| 日本語 | 「, 」, 鉤括弧 kagikakko, 『, 』, 二重鉤括弧 nijūkagikakko |
| 中文 | 引號 /引号 yǐnhào, 『 /‘, 』 /’, 「 /“, 」 /” |
| Português | aspa |
| Français | guillemet |
| Deutsch | Anführungszeichen |
| Italiano | virgolette |
| Ελληνικά | εισαγωγικό eisagogikó, εισαγωγικά eisagogiká |
| Русский | кавы́чка kavýčka, кавы́чки kavýčki, «, » |
| العربية | عَلَامَة اِقْتِبَاس, عَلَامَة تَنْصِيص |
noun a summary of work to be done with a set price
| Español | presupuesto |
|---|---|
| Português | orçamento |
| Français | devis, cotation |
| Deutsch | Angebot |
| Italiano | preventivo |
| Ελληνικά | προσφορά prosforá, τιμή timí |
| Русский | предложе́ние цены́ predložénije cený, назна́ченная цена́ naznáčennaja cená, котиро́вка kotiróvka |
| العربية | سَعَر saʕar |
| עברית | הצעת מחיר |
noun a price set for a financial security or commodity
| Español | cotización |
|---|---|
| Italiano | aliquota |
| Русский | котиро́вка kotiróvka |
| العربية | سِعْرُ ٱلْأَسْهُم siʕru l-ʔashum |
verb to prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price
| Español | cotizar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 報價 /报价 bàojià, 開價 /开价 kāijià |
| Português | orçar |
| Français | deviser, coter |
| Deutsch | Preisangebot machen, anbieten |
| Ελληνικά | προσφέρω prosféro |
| Русский | дава́ть расце́нку davátʹ rascénku |
verb to name the current price
| Português | cotar |
|---|---|
| Français | coter |
| Deutsch | Preis angeben |
| Русский | назнача́ть це́ну naznačátʹ cénu, дава́ть расце́нку davátʹ rascénku |
verb to indicate the start of a quotation
| Français | ouvrir les guillemets |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | anführen |
| Русский | цитировать citirovatʹ |
verb to observe, to take account of
| Deutsch | bemerken, berücksichtigen |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | μνημονεύω mnimonévo, επικαλούμαι epikaloúmai |
verb to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else
| Español | acotar, entrecomillar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 인용하다 inyonghada |
| 日本語 | 引用する in'yō suru |
| 中文 | 引用 yǐnyòng, 摘引 zhāiyǐn |
| Português | citar |
| Français | citer |
| Deutsch | zitieren |
| Italiano | citare, riferire |
| Ελληνικά | παραθέτω parathéto, αναφέρω anaféro |
| Română | a cita |
| Русский | цити́ровать citírovatʹ, процити́ровать procitírovatʹ, ссыла́ться ssylátʹsja |
| Tiếng Việt | trích dẫn, trích |
| العربية | اِسْتَشْهَدَ istašhada, اِقْتَبَسَ iqtabasa |
| עברית | ציטט \ צִטֵּט tsitét |
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