Meaning of 'quote'

Find the meaning of the word ‘quote’

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Meaning of ‘quote’

6 definitions found.

quote

noun

a passage or expression that is quoted or cited

Synonyms: quotation

noun

a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else

Synonyms: quotation mark inverted comma

verb

put quote marks around

verb

repeat a passage from

Example: "They quoted the Bible to us."

Synonyms: cite

verb

refer to for illustration or proof

Example: "I said that I could quote several instances of this behavior."

Synonyms: cite

verb

name the price of

Example: "quote prices for cars"

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University

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