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Definition quote in American English

quote verb

verb
/kwoʊt/
1

to say or write words that someone else has said or written

Example

Can I quote you on that (=repeat exactly what you have said about something)?

Example

The official was quoted as saying that he didn't care about jobs.

Example

She claimed to be quoting from an official report.

Synonyms and related words
repeat paraphrase quote
2

to tell someone what price you would charge them to do a particular piece of work

Example

They quoted us $500 to replace the whole window.

Example

How much did they quote for the job?

Synonyms and related words
appraise bargain beat down
3

to give something as an example to support what you are saying

Example

He quoted the example of a 40-year-old man who has been waiting nearly two years for an operation.

Synonyms and related words
mention refer to invoke
Definition quote in American English