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Webster 1913 Edition
Quote
Quote
(kwōt)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Quoted
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Quoting
.] [OF.
quoter
, F. coter
to letter, number, to quote, LL. quotare
to divide into chapters and verses, fr. L. quotus
. See Quota
.] [Formerly written also
cote
.] 1.
To cite, as a passage from some author; to name, repeat, or adduce, as a passage from an author or speaker, by way of authority or illustration;
as, to
. quote
a passage from Homer2.
To cite a passage from; to name as the authority for a statement or an opinion;
as, to
. quote
Shakespeare3.
(Com.)
To name the current price of.
4.
To notice; to observe; to examine.
[Obs.]
Shak.
5.
To set down, as in writing.
[Obs.]
“He’s quoted for a most perfidious slave.” Shak.
Syn. – To cite; name; adduce; repeat.
– Quote
(kwōt)
, Noun.
A note upon an author.
[Obs.]
Cotgrave.
Webster 1828 Edition
Quote
QUOTE
, v.t.1.
To cite, as a passage from some author; to name, repeat or adduce a passage from an author or speaker, by way of authority or illustration; as, to quote a passage from Homer; to quote the words of Peter, or a passage of Paul's writings; to quote chapter and verse.2.
In commerce, to name, as the price of an article.3.
To note.QUOTE
,Noun.
Definition 2025
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See also: Quote
English
Noun
quote (plural quotes)
- A quotation, statement attributed to someone else.
- A quotation mark.
- A summary of work to be done with a set price.
- After going over the hefty quotes, the board decided it was cheaper to have the project executed by its own staff.
- A price set for a financial security or commodity.
Usage notes
Until the late 19th century, quote was exclusively used as a verb. Since then, it has been used as a shortened form of either quotation or quotation mark; see etymology, above. This use as a noun is well-understood and widely used, although it is often rejected in formal and academic contexts.[1]
Derived terms
Translations
a statement attributed to someone else
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a quotation mark
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a summary of work to be done with a set price
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a price set for a financial security or commodity
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References
Verb
quote (third-person singular simple present quotes, present participle quoting, simple past and past participle quoted)
- (transitive) To repeat someone’s exact words.
- (transitive) To prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price.
- (Commerce, transitive) To name the current price, notably of a financial security.
- (intransitive) To indicate verbally or by equivalent means the start of a quotation.
- (archaic) To observe, to take account of.
- 1598, John Marston, “Satyre IV”, in The Metamorphosis of Pigmalions Image, and Certaine Satyres (poem):
- But must our moderne Critticks envious eye
Seeme thus to quote some grosse deformity?
- But must our moderne Critticks envious eye
- 1600, Shakespeare, Hamlet:
- That hath made him mad.
I am sorry that with better heed and judgment
I had not quoted him. I fear'd he did but trifle …
- That hath made him mad.
- 1606, John Day, The Isle of Gulls:
- I prethe doe, twill be a sceane of mirth
For me to quote his passions and his smiles,
His amorous haviour, …
- I prethe doe, twill be a sceane of mirth
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Synonyms
- (repeat words): cite
Antonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else
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to prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price
to name the current price
to indicate the start of a quotation
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to observe, to take account of
See also
References
- ↑ Rosenheim, Edward W.; Ann Batko. (2004) When Bad Grammar Happens to Good People: How to Avoid Common Errors in English. Career Press, Franklin Lakes, NJ. p. 207 ISBN 1-56414-722-3