# quote

Pronunciation: say "KWOHT" US /kwoʊt/, UK /kwəʊt/

## Verb

1. To repeat the exact words spoken or written by another person.
   - Simple: To repeat exactly what another person said or wrote.
   - _Students must quote the author accurately in their essays._
   - _The article quoted several scientists on the new findings._
4. To state the price at which one will do a job or supply something, or to state the current market price of a security or commodity.
   - Simple: To say how much something will cost, like a job, or what a share or product is selling for now.
   - _The contractor quoted us three thousand dollars for the roof._
   - _They asked the agency to quote a price for the campaign._
7. To signal verbally, or by an equivalent means, the beginning of a quotation.
   - Simple: To say a word that shows you are about to repeat someone's exact words.
   - _The mayor called the plan, and I quote, "a complete waste of public money," before walking out of the meeting._
   - _Her teacher wrote, and I quote, "a pleasure to have in class," which made her parents laugh._

## Noun

2. A statement repeated and attributed to the person who said or wrote it.
   - Simple: Words that someone said or wrote, repeated and credited to them.
   - _The speech ended with a quote from Abraham Lincoln._
   - _He collects inspiring quotes from authors he admires._
3. A price stated in advance for work, goods, or services, or the current price offered for a financial security or commodity.
   - Simple: A price someone tells you, such as what a job will cost or what a share is selling for now.
   - _The builder sent over a detailed quote for the extension._
   - _She gathered several quotes before choosing a contractor._
5. A punctuation mark used to enclose direct speech or a quotation.
   - Simple: A mark used to show where speech or repeated words begin or end.
   - _Add a quote at the start of the character's spoken line._
   - _The editor noticed missing quotes around the dialogue._

## Interjection

6. Spoken to mark the point where a direct quotation begins.
   - Simple: Said out loud to show that the next words are exactly what someone else said.
   - _She announced, quote, 'the deal is off,' and hung up the phone._
   - _His exact words were, quote, we did everything we could._

## Verb

8. To observe something and take account of it. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: To notice something and keep it in mind.

## Origin

It comes from Middle English quoten or coten, meaning to mark a book with chapter numbers or margin references, from Old French coter and Medieval Latin quotāre ("to number chapters"), from Latin quotus ("what number in sequence"), related to quot ("how many") and quis ("who"). The meaning developed from giving a reference to copying out exact words (from 1680), and the business sense of stating a price revives the original number-related meaning.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/quote (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).