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US/kwoʊˈteɪ.ʃən/
UK/kwəʊˈteɪ.ʃən/
words taken from a book or speech and repeated; also a written statement of a price
In context
Start your essay with a short quotation from a famous writer.
Ask three builders for a quotation before you choose one.
Put the exact words in quotation marks and give the source.
Words that go with quotation
noun + noun
- quotation marksUse quotation marks around direct speech.
- price quotationPlease send us a price quotation for 500 units.
noun + preposition
- quotation fromThe speech ended with a quotation from Ho Chi Minh.
adjective + noun
- direct quotationPut every direct quotation in quotation marks.
- famous quotationThis famous quotation is often wrongly credited to Einstein.