"quote" meaning in English

See quote in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kwəʊt/ Audio: en-us-quote.ogg [US] Forms: quote [singular], quotes [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A quote is somebody's exact words used by somebody else.
    Sense id: simple-quote-en-noun-symDZ9oH
  2. A quote is a report of the cost or value of something.
    Sense id: simple-quote-en-noun-ppg1Zmdb

Verb

IPA: /kwəʊt/ Audio: en-us-quote.ogg [US] Forms: quote [canonical], quotes [third-person, singular], quoted [past], quoted [past, participle], quoting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|quot|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To use someone's exact words.
    Sense id: simple-quote-en-verb-ERPC5Tjl
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          "text": "I might also include a quote from Shakespeare: \"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players\"."
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