quote

noun
/kwəʊt/

A statement attributed to a person; a quotation.

Example

“She loved reading quotes of famous people.”

Other meanings

A quotation mark.
A summary of work to be done with a set price; a quotation.
“After going over the hefty quotes, the board decided it was cheaper to have the project executed by its own staff.”

Synonyms

inverted comma

Related words

backquote
baquote
quote-seeker
double-quote
air quote
angle quote
blind quote
corner quote
curly quote
double quote
end of quote
Fregean quote

Example sentences

“I like to highlight important quotes while reading.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“I don't particularly like the quote.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Latin "quotus" (which, what number (in sequence)).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “quote” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.