English Dictionary

quotation

/kwoʊˈteɪʃən/

noun

A fragment of a human expression that is repeated by somebody else, for example from literature or a famous speech. / A price that has been quoted for buying or selling. / The act of setting a price.

She used a quotation to support her argument.

意味（1）

A fragment of a human expression that is repeated by somebody else, for example from literature or a famous speech.

Where they burn books, they will also burn people is a famous quotation from Heinrich Heine.

意味（2）

A price that has been quoted for buying or selling.

Let's get a quotation for repairing the roof before we decide whether it's worth doing.

意味（3）

The act of setting a price.

意味（4）

(obsolete) A quota, a share.