quote

v., quot·ed, quot·ing, quotes.

v.tr.

1. To repeat or copy the words of (another), usually with acknowledgment of the source.
2. To cite or refer to for illustration or proof.
3. To repeat a brief passage or excerpt from: The saxophonist quoted a Duke Ellington melody in his solo.
4. To state (a price) for securities, goods, or services.

v.intr.
To give a quotation, as from a book.

n.

1. Informal. A quotation.
2. A quotation mark.
3. Used by a speaker to indicate the beginning of a quotation.
4. A dictum; a saying.

[Middle English coten, to mark a book with numbers or marginal references, from Old French coter, from Medieval Latin quotāre, to number chapters, from Latin quotus, of what number, from quot, how many.]

quoter quot'er n.

USAGE NOTE   People have been using the noun quote as a truncation of quotation for over 100 years, and its use in less formal contexts is widespread today. Language critics have objected to this usage, however, as unduly journalistic or breezy. As such, it is best avoided in more formal situations. The Usage Panel, at least, shows more tolerance for the word as the informality of the situation increases. Thus, only 38 percent of Panelists accept the example He began the chapter with a quote from the Bible, but the percentage rises to 53 when the source of the quotation is less serious: He lightened up his talk by throwing in quotes from Marx Brothers movies.

1. The last price at which a security or commodity traded, meaning the most recent price on which a buyer and seller agreed and at which some amount of the asset was transacted.

2. The bid or ask quotes are the most current prices and quantities at which the shares can be bought or sold. The bid quote shows the price and quantity at which a current buyer is willing to purchase the shares, while the ask shows what a current participant is willing to sell the shares for.

This is also known as an asset's "quoted price".

Investopedia Says:
1. Quotes for stock and bond prices change throughout the trading day as new transactions occur one after another in a continual stream of trades. When you look up a stock quote for a given company, you are looking at the most recent price at which a trade was successfully executed for that particular security.

2. Potential investors or sellers in a company are more concerned about the bid and ask quotes as they reflect at what prices the stock can be bought or sold, while the price quote as defined in the first definition shows the price at which the stock traded most recently.

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Price at which the last sale and purchase of a particular security or commodity took place. The terms quoted price and Quotation are, in practice, both shortened to "quote," which therefore connotes either or both.

IN BRIEF: To use another's exact words.

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation. — George Bernhard Shaw

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - anføre, citere, opgive pris, notere
v. intr. - angive i citationstegn
n. - notering, kurs, tilbud, angivelse af pris, citat, anførselstegn

Nederlands (Dutch)
citeren, aanhalen, tussen aanhalingstekens zetten, offerte maken, de prijs van iets opgeven, noteren (beurs), citaat, opgegeven prijs, (mv) aanhalingstekens, notering, ontlening

Français (French)
v. tr. - citer, rapporter, rappeler, (Comm) indiquer, coter (une action), proposer une cote (aux courses), être coté
v. intr. - faire des citations, citer, (Comm) donner un prix/un devis
n. - citation, déclaration, devis, (Fin) cote

Deutsch (German)
n. - Zitat, Notierung, Preisangebot, Anführungszeichen
v. - zitieren, sich berufen auf, anführen, nennen, notieren, in Anführungszeichen setzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (αυτούσια) παράθεση (φράσης κτλ.), τσιτάτο, οικονομική προσφορά, (πληθ.) εισαγωγικά
v. - αναφέρω, παραθέτω (αυτούσιο κείμενο), επαναλαμβάνω επί λέξει περικοπή ή λόγια, προσφέρω ή καθορίζω τιμή

Italiano (Italian)
citazione, virgolette, citare, quotazione, barbarismo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - citação (f)
v. - citar, cotar preços, colocar aspas

Русский (Russian)
цитировать, назначать цену, цитирование, цитата, кавычки

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - citar, entrecomillar, cotizar
v. intr. - citar, entrecomillar, cotizar
n. - comillas, cita, cotización, plagio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - citat, kurs (hand.), notering (hand.)
v. - citera, anföra, åberopa, uppge, nämna, ge exempel, notera (hand.), citera, sätta inom citationstecken

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
引述, 报价, 举证, 引用, 引证

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 引述, 報價, 舉證
v. intr. - 引用, 報價, 引證
n. - 引用

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 인용하다, 값을 부르다, 시세를 말하다
v. intr. - 인용하다, 시세를 말하다, 인용을 시작하다
n. - 인용구, 따옴표

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 引用句
v. - 引用する, 引合いに出す, 見積もる, 相場を言う, 引用符, 引用を始める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) اقتباس, (فعل) يقتبس, يستشهد, يورد على سبيل المثال, يحدد سعر السلعه الحالي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ציטט, אמר, נקב (מחיר), הקיף בגרשיים‬
v. intr. - ‮ציטט‬
n. - ‮ציטוט, ציטטה, מחיר נקוב, ברבים: גרשיים‬

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