(graphic design) A brief excerpt drawn from an document and set separately from the main text—often in larger type and/or in a frame—in order to draw the eye.

plural of pull quote

(derogatory) Someone who is prepared to provide comment or opinion to the media on virtually any topic, either in exchange for payment or in order to gain exposure.

plural of scare quote

(chiefly in the plural) A quotation mark deliberately used to provoke a reaction or to indicate that the author does not approve of a term or clause, rather than to identify a direct quotation.

(finance) Describing any market system in which prices are established by quotations given by market makers

present participle of semi-quote

simple past tense and past participle of semi-quote

A single quotation mark, ('). This is often used for a quote within a quote, as in "Tom said 'What?'"

To make a close paraphrase of a quotation, using some of its words. / (informal) To modify a quote, adapting it to different circumstances but preserving the intent.