quotation
noun
[ kwə(ʊ)ˈteɪʃ(ə)n ]
• a group of words taken from a text or speech and repeated by someone other than the original author or speaker.
• "a quotation from Mark Twain"
Similar:
citation,
quote,
reference,
mention,
allusion,
excerpt,
extract,
selection,
passage,
line,
cutting,
clip,
clipping,
snippet,
reading,
section,
piece,
part,
fragment,
portion,
paragraph,
verse,
stanza,
canto,
sentence,
phrase,
cite,
gobbet,
• a formal statement setting out the estimated cost for a particular job or service.
• "ensure you receive a written quotation covering all aspects of the job"
Similar:
estimate,
estimated price,
price,
quote,
tender,
bid,
cost,
charge,
rate,
figure,
• a registration granted to a company enabling their shares to be officially listed and traded.
• "the company is being refused a quotation on the New York Stock Exchange"
Origin:
mid 16th century (denoting a marginal reference to a passage of text): from medieval Latin quotatio(n- ), from the verb quotare (see quote).
