quote

English Online Dictionary. What means quote‎? What does quote mean?

English

Etymology

From Middle English quoten, coten (“to mark (a book) with chapter numbers or marginal references”), from Old French coter, from Medieval Latin quotāre (“to distinguish by numbers, number chapters”), itself from Latin quotus (“which, what number (in sequence)”), from quot (“how many”) and related to quis (“who”). The sense developed via “to give as a reference, to cite as an authority” to “to copy out exact words” (since 1680); the business sense “to state the price of a commodity” (1866) revives the etymological meaning. The noun, in the sense of “quotation,” is attested from 1885; see also usage note, below.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwəʊt/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): [k(ʰ)wəʊt]
  • (US) IPA^(key): [kʰwoʊt]
  • (Standard Southern British) IPA^(key): [kʰwəwt]
  • (Canada) IPA^(key): [k(ʰ)woːt]
  • (General Australian) IPA^(key): [kʰwɐʉt]
• Hyphenation: quote
• Rhymes: -əʊt

Noun

quote (plural quotes)

1. A quotation; a statement attributed to a person.
2. A quotation mark.
3. A summary of work to be done with a set price.

4. A price set and offered (by the potential seller) for a financial security or commodity.

   Hyponym: estimate

   Coordinate terms: order, purchase order (the buyer's complement)

Usage notes

Until the late 19th century, quote was exclusively used as a verb. Since then, it has been used as a shortened form of both quotation and quotation mark; see etymology, above. This use as a noun is well understood and widely used, although it is often rejected in formal and academic contexts.

Derived terms

Translations

References

• quote on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Verb

quote (third-person singular simple present quotes, present participle quoting, simple past and past participle quoted)

2. (transitive) To repeat (the exact words of a person).

3. (transitive) To prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price; to estimate.
4. (commerce, transitive) To name the current price, notably of a financial security.
5. (intransitive) To indicate verbally or by equivalent means the start of a quotation.
6. (archaic) To observe, to take account of.

Synonyms

• (repeat words): cite

Antonyms

• end quote
• unquote

Derived terms

Translations

Interjection

quote

1. Used in speech to indicate the start of a quotation.

Derived terms

• quote unquote

See also

• attest
• invoice
• MSRP

References

Anagrams

• toque

French

Verb

quote

1. inflection of quoter:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

See also

• quote-part

Anagrams

• toque

Italian

Noun

quote f

1. plural of quota

Anagrams

• queto, quetò

Latin

Adjective

quote

1. vocative masculine singular of quotus