noun
quote
kwoht
noun
1
A short passage of words repeated from someone else.
"He kept a favourite quote from Churchill pinned above his desk."
2
A stated price for a job or service.
"The plumber gave us a quote of two hundred pounds for the repair."
verb
1
To repeat someone's exact words.
"The newspaper quoted the mayor directly."
"Please quote your sources at the end of the essay."
How to Use Quote
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo repeat exact words from someone, or the price a business states for work — same word covers both.
Common pairings
quote a price
quote someone directly
get a quote
Word Forms
quoted past tense, quotes plural, quotes singular
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Etymology
From Medieval Latin quotāre, "to number chapters," itself from Latin quotus ("which one in sequence"). The sense shifted over centuries from "cite a reference" to "repeat exact words" to "state a price."