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quo·ta·tion  (kw-tshn)

n.

1. The act of quoting.

2. A passage quoted.

3. An explicit reference or allusion in an artistic work to a passage or element from another, usually well-known work: "Direct quotations from other paintings are fairly sparse" (Robert Hughes).

4.

a. The quoting of current prices and bids for securities and goods.

b. The prices or bids cited.

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quo·tation·al adj.

quo·tation·al·ly adv.

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quotation [kwəʊˈteɪʃən]

n

1. a phrase or passage from a book, poem, play, etc., remembered and spoken, esp to illustrate succinctly or support a point or an argument

2. the act or habit of quoting from books, plays, poems, etc.

3. (Business / Commerce) Commerce a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity

4. (Business / Commerce) an estimate of costs submitted by a contractor to a prospective client; tender

5. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Stock Exchange) 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

6. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Printing a large block of type metal that is less than type-high and is used to fill up spaces in type pages

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quotation - a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases" cite, acknowledgment, mention, reference, citation, credit annotation, notation, note - a comment or instruction (usually added); "his notes were appended at the end of the article"; "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope" photo credit - a note acknowledging the source of a published photograph cross-index, cross-reference - a reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work
	2.	quotation - a passage or expression that is quoted or cited quote, citation excerpt, excerption, extract, selection - a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" epigraph - a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing mimesis - the representation of another person's words in a speech misquotation, misquote - an incorrect quotation
	3.	quotation - a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day"
	4.	quotation - the practice of quoting from books or plays etc.; "since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation" practice, pattern - a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern"

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quotation

noun

1. passage, quote (informal), excerpt, cutting, selection, reference, extract, citation He illustrated his argument with quotations from Pasternak.

2. (Commerce) estimate, price, tender, rate, cost, charge, figure, quote (informal), bid price Get several written quotations and check exactly what's included in the cost.

Quotations
"Every quotation contributes something to the stability or enlargement of the language" [Dr. Johnson Dictionary of the English Language (preface)]

Translations

quotation [kwəʊˈteɪʃən]

A. N

1. (= words, line) → cita f
dictionary of quotations → diccionario m de citas famosas

2. (= act of quoting) he has a fondness for quotation → le encanta citar

3. (Comm) (= estimate) → presupuesto m
shop around for the best insurance quotation → pregunte en varias agencias hasta que encuentre la póliza más barata

4. (St Ex) → cotización f

B. CPD quotation marks NPL → comillas fpl
in quotation marks (lit, fig) → entre comillas
I use the term "good" in quotation marks → utilizo el término "bueno" entre comillas
single/double quotation marks → comillas fpl simples/dobles

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quotation [kwəʊˈteɪʃ^ən] n

(from author, book) → citation f
a quotation from Shakespeare → une citation de Shakespeare

(= estimate) → devis m

(on stock exchange) → cote f, cours m
quotation marks npl → guillemets mpl
in quotation marks → entre guillemets

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quotation

n

(= passage cited) → Zitat nt; (act) → Zitieren nt; dictionary of quotations → Zitatenlexikon nt; a quotation from Shakespeare → ein Shakespearezitat nt; a quotation from the Bible → ein Bibelzitat nt; a two-bar quotation from Bach → zwei Takte, die von Bach übernommen sind

(Fin: = statement of price) → (Börsen- or Kurs)notierung f

(Comm: = estimate) → (Preis)angebot nt; (for building work etc) → Kostenvoranschlag m; to get a quotation → einen Kostenvoranschlag einholen

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quotation [kwəʊˈteɪʃ/ən] n

a. (words) → citazione f

b. (estimate) → preventivo; (of shares) → quotazione f

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quotation [kwəʊˈteɪʃ/ən] n

a. (words) → citazione f

b. (estimate) → preventivo; (of shares) → quotazione f

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