QUOTE
/kwəʊt/ ► audio Scrabble 14 Words With Friends 15
Definition
- noun a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else.
— synonyms: quotation_mark, inverted_comma
- noun a passage or expression that is quoted or cited.
— synonyms: quotation, citation
- verb repeat a passage from.
— synonyms: cite
- verb name the price of.
- verb refer to for illustration or proof.
— synonyms: cite
- verb put quote marks around.
Examples
- “After going over the hefty quotes, the board decided it was cheaper to have the project executed by its own staff.”
- “The writer quoted the president.”
- “The writer quoted the president's speech.”
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