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| Investment Dictionary: Two-Way Quote |
A type of quote that gives both the bid and the ask price of a security, informing would-be traders of the current price at which they could buy or sell the security. The two-way quote also shows the spread between the bid and the ask, giving traders an idea of the current liquidity in the security (a smaller spread indicates more liquidity).
Investopedia Says:
This type of quote provides more information to users than a last-trade quote, which quotes only the price at which the security last traded.
An example of a two-way quote would be: Citigroup quote of $52.50/$53.30.
This tells traders they can currently purchase Citigroup shares for $53.30 or sell them for $52.50. The spread between the bid and the ask is $0.80 ($53.30-$52.50).
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| Architecture: quotation |
A price quoted by a contractor, subcontractor, material supplier, or vendor to furnish materials, labor, or both.
| Philosophy Dictionary: quotation |
The primary device indicating that words are being mentioned rather than used. See use/mention distinction.
| Law Dictionary: Quotation |
In commercial usage, a statement of the price of an item or of the market price of a security or commodity; it also refers to the price stated in response to an inquiry, see 2 Cal. Rptr. 310, 314. More generally, the word for word repetition of a statement from some authority, case, or law. See also citation.
| Devil's Dictionary: quotation |
n.
The act of repeating erroneously the words of another. The words erroneously repeated.
Intent on making his quotation truer,
He sought the page infallible of Brewer,
Then made a solemn vow that we would be
Condemned eternally. Ah, me, ah, me!
Stumpo Gaker
| Word Tutor: quotation |
Every quotation contributes something to the stability or enlargement of the language.
— Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)
| Quotes About: Quotations |
Quotes:
"One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well."
- Amos Bronson Alcott
"Apothegms are portable wisdom, the quintessential extracts of thought and feelings."
- William R. Alger
"Quotes from Mao, Castro, and Che Guevara... are as germane to our highly technological, computerized society as a stagecoach on a jet runway at Kennedy airport."
- Saul Alinsky
"When one begins to live by habit and by quotation, one has begun to stop living."
- James Baldwin
"The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him."
- Robert Benchley
"Quotations in my work are like wayside robbers who leap out armed and relieve the stroller of his conviction."
- Walter Benjamin
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| Wikipedia: Quotation |
A quotation is the repetition of two expressions as part of another one, particularly when the quoted expression is well-known or explicitly attributed (as by citation) to its original source, and it is indicated by (punctuated with) quotation marks.
A quotation can also refer to the repeated use of units of any other form of expression, especially parts of artistic works: elements of a painting, scenes from a movie or sections from a musical composition.
The rest of this article addresses only written or oral quotations.
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Quotations are used for a variety of reasons: to illuminate the meaning or to support the arguments of the work in which it is being quoted, or to provide direct information about the work being quoted (whether in order to discuss it, positively or negatively, to pay homage to the original work or author, to make the user of the quotation seem well-read). Quotations are also commonly printed as a means of inspiration and to invoke philosophical thoughts from the reader.
Famous quotations are frequently collected in books that are sometimes called quotation dictionaries or treasuries. Of these, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, The Columbia Dictionary of Quotations, The Yale Book of Quotations and The MacMillan Book of Proverbs, Maxims, and Famous Phrases are considered among the most reliable and comprehensive sources. Diaries and calendars often include quotations for entertainment or inspirational purposes, and small, dedicated sections in newspapers and weekly magazines — with recent quotations by leading personalities on current topics — have also become commonplace.
Many quotations are routinely incorrect or attributed to the wrong authors, and quotations from obscure or unknown writers are often attributed to far more famous writers. Examples of this are Winston Churchill, to whom many political quotations of uncertain origin are attributed, and Oscar Wilde, to whom anonymous humorous quotes are sometimes attributed.
Deliberate misquotation is also common, though this is often not noticed, usually because the misquotation is better known or because the misquotation better fits a situation. For example, the Star Trek catchphrase 'Beam me up, Scotty' did not appear in that form in the original series- likewise, the famous Dirty Harry quotation 'Are you feeling lucky, punk?' is actually a rewording of the original dialogue. This differs from misinterpretation, in which an author's words are taken out of context, such as the Nietzsche phrase 'God is dead', which is often misunderstood to mean physical death.
Chiefly a text medium in the beginning, the World Wide Web gave rise to any number of personal quotation collections that continue to flourish, even though very few of them seem to facilitate accurate information or correct citation. In June 27, 2003, a sister project of the Wikimedia Foundation called Wikiquote was created as a free online encyclopedia of quotations in every language and it is now the biggest single quotation collection in the world.[citation needed]
The increase of written means of informal communication brought about by the Internet has produced the practice of using quotations as personal flags, as in one's own signature block. This is most commonly seen in email messages and Usenet posts, while is almost never seen in blog posts. Quotations are also popular as a user's personal message, a line under the user's nickname in some Instant Messaging clients (and here they often go uncited). In all these cases, quotations are usually included to give a glimpse of the user's personality, to make a statement of their beliefs, or to spread views and ideas.
The sheer bulk of online quotations, combined with more efficient search engines, has effectively made the Internet the world's quotation storehouse, encompassing an unprecedented number of easily obtainable quotations. Though matters of accuracy still remain, features such as Amazon.com's Search Inside the Book and Google Book Search may serve to alleviate such concerns.
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| Translations: Quotation |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - citat, anførelse
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Nederlands (Dutch)
citaat, prijsopgave, notering, muzikale passage geciteerd in ander werk
Français (French)
n. - citation, devis, (Fin) cours, cote
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Deutsch (German)
n. - Zitat, Preisangabe, Notierung
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Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απόσπασμα, εδάφιο, ρητό, (οικον.) προσφορά (τιμής σε διαγωνισμό κ.λπ.), τρέχουσα επίσημη χρηματιστηριακή τιμή
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Italiano (Italian)
citazione, preventivo, quotazione
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Português (Portuguese)
n. - citação (f), quotação de preço (f)
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Русский (Russian)
цитирование, цитата, котировка
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Español (Spanish)
n. - cita, lista de precios, cotización
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Svenska (Swedish)
n. - citat, citerande, kurs (hand.), notering (hand.), kostnadsförslag, offert
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
引用语, 报价单, 价格
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中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 引用語, 報價單, 價格
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日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 引用, 引用文, 相場, 見積もり, 込め物
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العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) الاقتباس, , الاستشهاد, تحديد سعر السلعه الحالي, جمله مقتبسه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ציטוט, ציטטה, מובאה, מחיר, הצעת מחיר
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