quotation

quo·ta·tion

 (kwō-tā′shən)

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·ta′tion·al adj.

quo·ta′tion·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. (Commerce) commerce a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity

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

5. (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. (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

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quo•ta•tion

(kwoʊˈteɪ ʃən)

n.

1. something quoted; a passage quoted from a book, speech, etc.

2. the act or practice of quoting.

3. the statement of the current or market price of a commodity or security.

[1525–35; < Medieval Latin quotātiō=quotā(re) to quote + Latin -tiō -tion]

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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)]

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Translations

إقْتِباس، عَرْض سِعْراِقْتِبَاساقْتِباس، إسْتِشْهادسِعْر

цитат

citátkótacekurzcenová nabídkacitace

citatgive tilbudtilbud

ZitatAnführungBerechnungPreisangabe

περικοπή

citacitacióncotización

lainaussitaatti

citationdevis estimatif

citat

idézésidézet

tilvitnuntilvitnun, tilvísunuppgefiî verî

citazionequotazionevalore correntepreventivo [di spesa]

引用文

인용문

citaat

sitatsiteringtilvisninganbudpris

cytat

citação

citat

цитата

cenová ponukacitáciacitát

navedek

citat

ข้อความอ้างอิง

alıntıalıntılamafiyatfiyat söylemekotasyon

đoạn trích dẫn

引语报价行情语录

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 mquotation 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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quote

(kwəut) verb

1. to repeat the exact words of a person as they were said or written. to quote Shakespeare / Shakespeare's words / from Shakespeare, `Is this a dagger which I see before me?' aanhaal يَقْتَبِس цитирам citar citovat zitieren citere παραθέτω τα λόγια κπ. έτσι όπως τα έχει πει citar tsiteerima نقل قول کردن siteerata citer לְצַטֵט दुहराना navesti, citirati idéz mengutip vitna í, hafa (orðrétt) eftir citare 引用する 인용하다 cituoti citēt memetik citerensiterecytować را اخيستل، را نقلول، اقتباس كول: نرخ ټاكل citar a cita цитировать citovať citirati citirati citera อ้างมาจากหนังสือ aktarmak, alıntı yapmak 引述 цитувати کسی شخص کی کہی گئي یا لکھی گئی بات کو ہو بہو دہرانا trích dẫn 引述

2. to name (a price). kwoteer يَعْرِضُ سِعْراً определям пазарна цена citar zaznamenat cenu ansetzen opgive en pris på δίνω τιμή cotizar; estimar (hinda) määrama مظنه دادن؛ اعلام کردن tehdä tarjous établir לַתֵת הַצָעַת מְחִיר दाम बताना navesti (cijenu) közöl (árat) memberi/menetapkan daftar harga gefa upp verð quotare, fare un preventivo 値をつける 시세를 말하다 siūlyti (kainą) nosaukt; minēt menyebut harga prijs opgeven oppgipodać نرخ ټاكل citar a stabili (un preţ) назначать цену určiť cenu določiti (ceno) dati cenu offerera, lämna ett pris บอกราคา fiyat vermek 報價 призначати ціну; котирувати قیمت بتانا định giá 报价

3. to mention or state in support of an argument. to quote an example. aanhaal يَسْتَشْهِدُ بِ позовавам се citar uvést anführen give αναφέρω, παραθέτω κτ. για να ενισχύσω ένα επιχείρημα citar viitama شاهد آوردن mainita citer לְהָבִיא, לְהַזכִּיר उद्धृत करना, उद्धरण देना navesti idéz mengemukakan vitna í (til stuðnings) citare 引用する 증거를 대다 pateikti, remtis pierādīt ar (piemēru u.tml.) menyebut aanvoerennevne, giprzytoczyć شاهد راوړل citar a menţiona ссылаться uviesť navesti navesti åberopa อ้างอิง örnekler vererek desteklemek 引證 посилатися کسی بات کی تائید میں کسی مصنّف یا کتاب وغیرہ کا اقتباس پیش کرنا nêu ra để hỗ trợ cho một câu hỏi 引证

quoˈtation noun

1. a person's exact words, as repeated by someone else. a quotation from Shakespeare. aanhaling اقْتِباس، إسْتِشْهاد цитат citação citát das Zitat citat παράθεμα cita tsitaat نقل قول lainaus citationציטטה उद्धरण, अवतरण navod idézet kutipan tilvitnun, tilvísun citazione 引用 인용문 citata citāts petikan citaatsitatcytat را اخيستنه، نقل، اقتباس citação citat цитата citát navedek citat citat คำอ้างอิง alıntı 語錄 цитата کسی شخص کا مقولہ đoạn trích dẫn 语录

2. a price mentioned (for a job etc). kwotasie سِعْر оферта orçamento cenová nabídka; kurz die Preisangabe tilbud προσφορά, προσφερόμενη τιμή cotización koteering, pakkumine مظنه tarjous devis estimatif הַצָעַת מְחִיר दाम navedena cijena árajánlat harga yang disebutkan uppgefið verð preventivo 相場 시세 siūloma kaina cena; maksa sebut harga prijsopgavepris, anbud podana cena اقتباس orçamento preţ esti­mativ расценка cenová ponuka, kurz določena cena cena prisuppgift, offert, anbud ราคาที่กำหนดไว้ fiyat, kotasyon 行情 ціна; котирування کسی کام کو کرنے کے لۓ بتائی گئي قیمت bản báo giá 行情

3. the act of quoting. kwoteer إقْتِباس، عَرْض سِعْر цитриам cotação citace die Anführung give tilbud παραπομπή, παράθεσηcitación tsiteerimine بازگویه سازی tarjoaminen citationציטוט दाम बताने की प्रक्रिया citiranje idézés pernyataan/penyusunan daftar harga tilvitnun, tilvísun citazione 引用すること 시세 매기기 (pavyzdžių) pateikimas citēšana pemetikan het citeren tilvisning, sitering cytowanie را اخيستنه cotação citare цитирование citácia citiranje citiranje citerande การอ้างอิง; การกำหนดราคา alıntılama; fiyat söyleme 報價 цитування قیمت بتانے کا عمل sự trích dẫn; sự báo giá 报价

quotation marks

marks (``'' or `') used to show that a person's words are being repeated exactly. He said `I'm going out.' aanhalingstekens عَلامتا الإقْتِباس кавички aspas uvozovky die Anführungszeichen (pl.) anførselstegn εισαγωγικά comillas jutumärgid علامت نقل قول lainausmerkit guillemets מֵרכָאוֹת उद्धरण चिह्न navodnici, navodni znakovi idézőjel tanda kutip tilvísunarmerki, gæsalappir virgolette 引用符 인용 부호 kabutės pēdiņas (pieturas zīme) tanda petikan aanhalingstekens anførsels-/hermetegn, gåseøynecudzysłów د نقل قول نښه aspas ghilimele кавычки úvodzovky narekovaji znaci navoda anföringstecken เครื่องหมายอ้างอิง ใช้สัญลักษณ์คืออัญประกาศ tırnak işareti 英文的引號 лапки اقتباس کے نشانات جن کے اندر فقرہ یا مقولہ جسے بطور حوالہ درج کیا جاتا ہے dấu ngoặc kép 引号

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quotation

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