Word of the day: quotation |ˌkwōˈtāSHən| noun 1 a group of words taken from a text or speech and repeated by someone other than the original author or speaker: a quotation from Mark Twain | biblical quotations. • a short musical passage or visual image taken from one piece of music or work of art and used in another. • the action of quoting from a text, speech, piece of music, or work of art: a great argument with much quotation of Darwin. 2 a formal statement setting out the estimated cost for a particular job or service: you will be sent a written quotation for the cost of repairing your machine. • Stock Market a price offered by a broker for the sale or purchase of a stock or other security. • Stock Market a registration granted to a company enabling their shares to be officially listed and traded. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (denoting a marginal reference to a passage of text): from medieval Latin quotatio(n-), from the verb quotare (see quote) .
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