quotation

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

Noun

1. a written or spoken passage repeated exactly in a later work, speech, or conversation, usually with an acknowledgment of its source

2. the act of quoting

3. an estimate of costs submitted by a contractor to a prospective client

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

noun 2. Commerce estimate, price, tender, rate, cost, charge, figure, quote (informal) bid price

Translations

quotation [kwəuˈteɪʃən] n → cita (= estimate); presupuesto

quotation [kwəuˈteɪʃən] n → citation f [of shares etc]; cote f, cours m (= estimate); devis m

quotation [kwəuˈteɪʃən] n (from book etc) → Zitat nt;

(estimate) → Preisangabe f;

(Comm) → Kostenvoranschlag m

quotation [kwəuˈteɪʃən] n → citazione f [of shares etc] → quotazione f (= estimate); preventivo