26984 words

quotes

8 definitions • 12 examples
1
a phrase or short piece of writing taken from a longer work of literature, poetry, etc. or what someone else has said:

Examples:

At the beginning of the book there's a quotation from Abraham Lincoln.
2
the price that a person or company says they will charge to do a piece of work:

Examples:

We decided to go with the lowest quotation.
3
the fact that a company's shares are being traded on a particular stock market:

Examples:

Changes in the listing rules have reduced the advantage of obtaining a quotation on this stock market.
4
a group of words from a book, play, speech, etc., that are repeated by someone who did not write them:

Examples:

A quotation from Shakespeare prefaces the novel.
5
the price that a person says they will charge:

Examples:

He called back to say the price quotes were "not accurate."
6
a statement of how much a job, service, or product will cost:

Examples:

a quotation for sth You can request a quotation for professional indemnity insurance online.
get/give sb/ask for a quotation Get at least three quotations for the work.
Written quotations are available on request.
7
the price of a company's shares on a stock market at a particular time:

Examples:

In a few years, trading securities will be digital and people will be able instantly to get stock-price quotations.
By publishing quotations, the market maker raises the profile of the security.
8
if a company's shares have a quotation on a particular stock market, they are being traded on it:

Examples:

A quotation on the London market is a logical next step.
In 2005 the company withdrew its shares from public quotation .

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