quote

Words that someone else has said or written, repeated exactly.

• That is my favourite quote.
• He added a quote from the book to his essay.
• Where did you find those quotes?

How to use it: a quote from someone/something (She opened her speech with a quote from a poet.)

Similar words: quotation

Common phrases: a famous quote, quote from someone, a direct quote, include a quote

A statement of how much something will cost, or its current price or value.

• The builder sent us a quote.
• Get three quotes before choosing a supplier.
• The website displays the latest stock quote.

How to use it: a quote for something (We asked for a quote for the roof repairs.)

Similar words: quotation, estimate

Common phrases: get a quote, quote for something, price quote, insurance quote

A written mark used before or after someone's exact words, or around a particular word.

• Put the title in quotes.
• You forgot the closing quote.
• Should I use single or double quotes here?

Similar words: quotation mark, inverted comma

Common phrases: single quote, double quote, opening quote, in quotes

To repeat exactly what someone has said or written.

• Please don't quote me.
• He quoted a line from his favourite poem.
• The newspaper has quoted her words incorrectly.

How to use it: quote someone/something (The article quotes several local residents.); quote from something (She quoted from a letter her father had written.)

Similar words: repeat, cite

Common phrases: quote someone, quote from something, quote someone's words, quote a passage

To tell someone how much you will charge for a job or product.

• Can you quote a price?
• They quoted us fifty pounds for delivery.
• The electrician has quoted for rewiring the house.

How to use it: quote someone an amount for something (The garage quoted me two hundred pounds for the repair.); quote for something (Three firms have quoted for the building work.)

Similar words: estimate

Common phrases: quote a price, quote someone something, quote for something

To show or say where another person's exact words begin.

• He quoted the phrase with a small gesture.
• She quoted the next words by raising two fingers on each hand.
• The speaker quoted the phrase aloud before reading it.

Common phrases: quote the phrase, quote the words

Said before repeating someone's exact words to show where those words begin.

• He called it, quote, a wonderful idea, unquote.
• She said the room was, quote, perfectly clean.
• They described him as, quote, the best candidate, unquote.

Common phrases: quote unquote, quote a genius