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quotation

noun
Saykwoh-TAY-shuhn/kwoʊˈteɪʃən/UK/kwəʊˈteɪʃən/

Pluralquotations

5 meanings of quotation

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    Words that someone said or wrote, and that another person repeats later.

    Like copying one sentence from a friend's letter into your own letter.

    She began her speech with a quotation from Martin Luther King Jr.

    The teacher asked us to find a quotation from the book to support our answer.

    Similarquote, citation, cite

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  2. 2
    nouncountable
    The price a seller says they will charge for something.

    The builder gave us a quotation for fixing the roof.

    Ask three companies for a quotation before you choose one.

    Similarquote, estimate, bid, tender, price

  3. 3
    noununcountable
    The act of repeating someone's exact words in your speech or writing.

    Quotation of song lyrics is not allowed in the contest without permission.

    She made her point through careful quotation of the mayor's exact words.

    Similarcitation

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  4. 4
    noununcountable
    The act of telling someone how much something will cost.

    The shop handles quotation of repair costs over the phone.

    Quotation of the full price happens before any work starts.

    Similarpricing, costing, estimation

Less common meaning

  1. 5
    nounobsoletecountable
    A share of something, or the amount that each person must give.
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Origin

The old meaning "quota" came from Medieval Latin quotātiō, from Latin quotāre. The meaning "a repeated piece of words" may come from this, or from the verb quote plus -ation.