quote
🇺🇸
/kwəʊt/
🇬🇧
/kwəʊt/
verb
B1
To say or write the exact words someone else said or wrote
Please quote this reference number in your email.
R
To give an example to support what you are saying
Can you quote a case where this rule was broken?
R
To tell a customer the price for a job or product
They quoted a high price for the repair work.
R
To give the current price for stocks or money
The dollar was quoted at 1.10 euros yesterday.
R
To list a company's shares for trading on a stock exchange
The company is now quoted on the stock market.
noun
B1
Words taken from something someone said or wrote
His speech included a quote from a famous book.
R
A statement of how much something will cost
We received three different quotes for the project.
R
Marks (' ') or (" ") used around words to show they are a quote
Put direct speech in quotes to show who said it.
translation
To say or write the exact words someone else said or wrote; To give an example to support what you are saying; To tell a customer the price for a job or product; To give the current price for stocks or money; To list a company's shares for trading on a stock exchange
Words taken from something someone said or wrote; A statement of how much something will cost; Marks (' ') or (" ") used around words to show they are a quote
Word Forms
3rd Present
quotes
Progressive
quoting
Past
quoted
Perfect
quoted
Plural
quotes