quo|ta /kwoʊ tə/ (quotas )
1 N‑COUNT A quota is the limited number or quantity of something which is officially allowed. □ [+ of ] The quota of four tickets per person had been reduced to two.
2 N‑COUNT [N n] A quota is a fixed maximum or minimum proportion of people from a particular group who are allowed to do something, such as come and live in a country or work for the government. □ The bill would force employers to adopt a quota system when recruiting workers. [Also + of ]
3 N‑COUNT Someone's quota of something is their expected or deserved share of it. □ [+ of ] They have the usual quota of human weaknesses, no doubt.
quot|able /kwoʊ təb ə l/ ADJ Quotable comments are written or spoken comments that people think are interesting and worth quoting. □ …one of his more quotable sayings.
quo|ta|tion /kwoʊte I ʃ ə n/ (quotations )
1 N‑COUNT A quotation is a sentence or phrase taken from a book, poem, or play, which is repeated by someone else. □ [+ from ] He illustrated his argument with quotations from Pasternak.
2 N‑COUNT When someone gives you a quotation , they tell you how much they will charge to do a particular piece of work. □ Get several written quotations and check exactly what's included in the cost.
3 N‑COUNT A company's quotation on the stock exchange is its registration on the stock exchange, which enables its shares to be officially listed and traded. [BUSINESS ] □ [+ on ] …an investment manager with a quotation on the London stock market.
quo|ta |tion mark (quotation marks ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] Quotation marks are punctuation marks that are used in writing to show where speech or a quotation begins and ends. They are usually written or printed as "…" or, in Britain, '…' .
quote ◆◆◇ /kwoʊ t/ (quotes , quoting , quoted )
1 VERB If you quote someone as saying something, you repeat what they have written or said. □ [V n + as ] He quoted Mr Polay as saying that peace negotiations were already underway. □ [V n] She quoted a great line from a book by Romain Gary. □ [V + from ] I gave the letter to our local press and they quoted from it.
2 N‑COUNT A quote from a book, poem, play, or speech is a passage or phrase from it. □ [+ from ] The article starts with a quote from an unnamed member of the Cabinet.
3 VERB If you quote something such as a law or a fact, you state it because it supports what you are saying. □ [V n] Mr Meacher quoted statistics saying that the standard of living of the poorest people had fallen.
4 VERB If someone quotes a price for doing something, they say how much money they would charge you for a service they are offering or a for a job that you want them to do. □ [V n n] A travel agent quoted her £160 for the flight. □ [V n] He quoted a price for the repairs.
5 N‑COUNT A quote for a piece of work is the price that someone says they will charge you to do the work. □ [+ for ] Always get a written quote for any repairs needed.
6 V-PASSIVE If a company's shares, a substance, or a currency is quoted at a particular price, that is its current market price. [BUSINESS ] □ [be V -ed + at ] In early trading, gold was quoted at $368.20 an ounce. □ [be V -ed + on ] Heron is a private company and is not quoted on the Stock Market.
7 N‑PLURAL Quotes are the same as quotation marks . [INFORMAL ] □ The word 'remembered' is in quotes.
8 CONVENTION You can say ' quote ' to show that you are about to quote someone's words. [SPOKEN ] □ He predicts they will have, quote, 'an awful lot of explaining to do'. COLLOCATIONS quote NOUN
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adjective + quote : famous, favourite, inspirational, memorable; direct; scandalous
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noun + quote : insurance, price, renewal
adjective + quote : written; cheap, competitive, free VERB 1
noun + quote : newspaper, report
quote + noun : official, source
quote + adverb : anonymously, approvingly; extensively, frequently, publicly, widely; accurately, directly, verbatim SYNONYMS quote VERB 1
repeat: I trust you not to repeat that to anyone else.
recite: They recited poetry to one another.
reproduce: I shall not try to reproduce the policemen's English.
cite: She cites a favourite poem by George Herbert. NOUN 2
quotation: He illustrated his argument with quotations from Pasternak.
excerpt: …an excerpt from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker.
extract: Read this extract from an information booklet about the work of an airline cabin crew.
citation: The article included several citations from government documents.
quoth /kwoʊ θ/ VERB Quoth means 'said'. Quoth comes before the subject of the verb. [HUMOROUS or OLD-FASHIONED ] □ [V with quote] 'I blame the selectors,' quoth he.
quo|tid|ian /kwoʊt I diən/ ADJ [ADJ n] Quotidian activities or experiences are basic, everyday activities or experiences. [FORMAL ] □ …the minutiae of their quotidian existence.
quo|tient /kwoʊ ʃ ə nt/ (quotients )