Definitions for quotekwoʊt

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

quotekwoʊt(v.; n.)quot•ed, quot•ing

(v.t.)to repeat (a passage, phrase, etc.) from a book, speech, or the like, as by way of authority or illustration.
to repeat words from (a book, author, etc.).
to cite or bring forward as support.
to enclose (words) within quotation marks.
to state the current or market price of (a stock, bond, etc.).
Category: Business
(v.i.)to make a quotation or quotations, as from a book or author.
(used by a speaker to indicate the beginning of a quotation.)
Category: Oceanography
Ref: quotation.
Ref: quotation mark.

Idioms for quote:

quote unquote,so called; as it were:
If you're a quote unquote liberal, they're suspicious of you.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Idiom

Origin of quote:

1350–1400; ME coten, quoten < ML quotāre to divide into chapters and verses

quot′er(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

quotation mark, quote, inverted comma(noun)
a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else
quotation, quote, citation(verb)
a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
quote, cite(verb)
repeat a passage from
"He quoted the Bible to her"
quote(verb)
name the price of
"quote prices for cars"
quote, cite(verb)
refer to for illustration or proof
"He said he could quote several instances of this behavior"
quote(verb)
put quote marks around
"Here the author is quoting his colleague"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

quote(verb)ʊt
to repeat sb else's written or spoken words
to quote from Shakespeare; He was quoted as having said she stole the gun.
quoteʊt
to state as an example or proof
He'll quote figures from the annual sales report.
quoteʊt
to tell sb how much sth will cost
They quoted us $300 to decorate the lower floor.
quote(noun)ʊt
a quotation
a quote from one of Kennedy's speeches

Wiktionary

quote(Noun)
A quotation, statement attributed to someone else.
quote(Noun)
A quotation mark.
quote(Noun)
A summary of work to be done with a set price.
After going over the hefty quotes, the board decided it was cheaper to have the project executed by its own staff
quote(Verb)
To refer to (part of) a speech that has been made by someone else.
quote(Verb)
To prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price.
quote(Verb)
To name the current price, notably of a financial security.
quote(Verb)
To indicate verbally or by equivalent means the start of a quotation.
quote(Verb)
To observe, to take account of.

Origin: Recorded since 1387 "to mark (a book) with chapter numbers or marginal references", from coter, from Medieval Latin quotare "to distinguish by numbers, number chapters", itself from quotus "which, what number (in sequence)," from quot "how many" (related to quis "who"). The sense developed via "to give as a reference, to cite as an authority" to "to copy out exact words" (since 1680); the business sense "to state the price of a commodity" (1866) revives the etymological meaning. The noun, in the sense of "quotation," is attested from 1885; see also usage note, below.

Webster Dictionary

Quote(verb)
to cite, as a passage from some author; to name, repeat, or adduce, as a passage from an author or speaker, by way of authority or illustration; as, to quote a passage from Homer
Quote(verb)
to cite a passage from; to name as the authority for a statement or an opinion; as, to quote Shakespeare
Quote(verb)
to name the current price of
Quote(verb)
to notice; to observe; to examine
Quote(verb)
to set down, as in writing
Quote(noun)
a note upon an author