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quote

UK
/kwəʊt/
US
/kwoʊt/

Translations

quotenoun
quotes
pl
UK
/kwəʊt/
US
/kwoʊt/
She included a famous quote from Albert Einstein in her essay.
Elle a inclus une citation célèbre d’Albert Einstein dans son essai.
cotationFinance, marchés.
The stock’s closing quote was $72.50.
La cotation de clôture de l’action était de 72,50 $.
guillemetSigne de ponctuation ; au pluriel : « guillemets ».
He used a quote to indicate the start of the dialogue in his novel.
Il a utilisé un guillemet pour indiquer le début du dialogue dans son roman.
The contractor gave us a quote for the kitchen renovation.
L’entrepreneur nous a donné un devis pour la rénovation de la cuisine.
Synonyms
excerpt
passage
saying
reference
quotation
citation
quoteverb
quoted
Past Simple
quoted
Past Participle
quoting
Gerund
UK
/kwəʊt/
US
/kwoʊt/
chiffrerPour un prix estimé, un travail ou un service.
The contractor quoted us $5,000 for the kitchen renovation.
L’entrepreneur nous a chiffré les travaux de rénovation de la cuisine à 5 000 $.
She often quotes Shakespeare in her essays.
Elle cite souvent Shakespeare dans ses dissertations.
Synonyms
recite
allude to
name
mention
refer to
cite
quoteadjective
UK
/kwəʊt/
US
/kwoʊt/
Functions attributively before a noun, especially in financial contexts (e.g., "quote price", "quote currency").
cotéEmploi financier, pour un prix de cotation.
The trading platform shows real-time quote prices to investors.
La plateforme de trading affiche des prix cotés en temps réel aux investisseurs.
quoteinterjection
Spoken marker signalling the beginning (and sometimes the end) of a quotation.
Synonyms
and I quote
quote-unquote
and I quote:
so to speak
as follows

Definitions

quotenoun
A repetition of someone else's statement or thoughts.
She included a famous quote from Albert Einstein in her essay.
A price offered for a service or product.
The contractor gave us a quote for the kitchen renovation.
A punctuation mark used to denote the beginning and end of a passage attributed to another speaker or author.
He used a quote to indicate the start of the dialogue in his novel.
The latest price of a security, commodity, or currency as stated on a market or exchange.
The stock’s closing quote was $72.50.
quoteverb
To repeat or copy out a group of words from a text or speech, typically with an indication that one is not the original author or speaker.
She often quotes Shakespeare in her essays.
To give someone the estimated price of a job or service.
The contractor quoted us $5,000 for the kitchen renovation.
To mention or refer to someone or something to support an argument or statement.
He quoted several studies to back up his claims about climate change.
quoteadjective
Relating to or designating something that provides, displays, or involves a quoted price or citation.
The trading platform shows real-time quote prices to investors.
quoteinterjection
Used to introduce (and sometimes terminate) a spoken quotation.
Quote, all the world’s a stage, unquote, he declared.
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