quotation

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Pronunciation

• (GA) IPA: /kwoʊˈteɪʃən/

Noun

quotation

1. A fragment of a human expression that is repeated by somebody else. Most often a quotation is taken from literature or speech, but also scenes from a movie, elements of a painting, a passage of music, etc., may be quoted.

   Synonyms: quote, citation

   "Where they burn books, they will also burn people" is a famous quotation from Heinrich Heine.

2. A price that has been quoted for buying or selling.

   Let's get a quotation for repairing the roof before we decide whether it's worth doing.

3. The act of setting a price.
4. (obsolete) A quota, a share.

Synonyms

• (price) quote#Noun|quote

Translations

• French: citation
• German: Zitat
• Italian: citazione
• Portuguese: citação
• Russian: цита́та
• Spanish: cita, citación

Translations

• French: devis, cotation
• German: Angebot, Preisangebot
• Italian: preventivo
• Russian: расце́нка
• Spanish: presupuesto

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