quotation
quo|ta|tion /kwoʊt'eɪʃən/ (quotations)
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A quotation is a sentence or phrase taken from a book, poem, or play, which is repeated by someone else.
He illustrated his argument with quotations from Pasternak...
= quote
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When someone gives you a quotation, they tell you how much they will charge to do a particular piece of work.
Get several written quotations and check exactly what's included in the cost.
= quote
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A company's quotation on the stock exchange is its registration on the stock exchange, which enables its shares to be officially listed and traded. (BUSINESS)
...an American-dominated investment manager with a quotation on the London stock market.quo|ta|tion mark (quotation marks)
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Quotation marks are punctuation marks that are used in writing to show where speech or a quotation begins and ends. They are usually written or printed as "..." or, in Britain, `...'.
= inverted commas
1 [N-COUNT]
A quotation is a sentence or phrase taken from a book, poem, or play, which is repeated by someone else.
He illustrated his argument with quotations from Pasternak...
= quote
2 [N-COUNT]
When someone gives you a quotation, they tell you how much they will charge to do a particular piece of work.
Get several written quotations and check exactly what's included in the cost.
= quote
3 [N-COUNT]
A company's quotation on the stock exchange is its registration on the stock exchange, which enables its shares to be officially listed and traded. (BUSINESS)
...an American-dominated investment manager with a quotation on the London stock market.quo|ta|tion mark (quotation marks)
[N-COUNT] usu pl
Quotation marks are punctuation marks that are used in writing to show where speech or a quotation begins and ends. They are usually written or printed as "..." or, in Britain, `...'.
= inverted commas