quoting

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present participle of

to repeat the words that someone else has said or written:

quote from He's always quoting from the Bible.

be quoted as saying "If they're flexible, we're flexible", the official was quoted as saying.

to quote She worked, to quote her daughter, "as if there were no tomorrow".

quote someone on something Can I quote you on that (= can I repeat to other people what you have just said)?

If you quote a fact or example, you refer to it in order to add emphasis to what you are saying:

[ + two objects ] Quote me one organization that doesn't have some bad managers.

to give a price, especially one that will be charged for doing a piece of work:

The architect has quoted £90,000 to build a patio.