quotation
noun
quo·ta·tion
kwō-ˈtā-shən 
also kō-
1
: something that is quoted
especially
: a passage referred to, repeated, or adduced
2
a
: the act or process of quoting
b(1)
: the naming or publishing of current bids and offers or prices of securities or commodities
(2)
: the bids, offers, or prices so named or published
especially
: the highest bid and lowest offer for a particular security in a given market at a given time
Examples of quotation in a Sentence
He gathered quotations from the trial transcript to prove his point.
a well-known quotation attributed to Abraham Lincoln
a book of humorous quotations
She relied heavily on quotation in her essays, which made them less original.
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Additionally, several quotations attributed to the cited judicial opinions were phony and did not accurately represent those materials.
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ArsTechnica, 14 May 2025
And this company took three months to give me the quotation for a simple BMX handlebar.
—Elizabeth Mendez, CBS News, 6 May 2025
And that quotation points us to this pearl from a writer who’s sold 350 million copies of his work.
—Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2025
The quotation also appeared in a memo sent by the White House to Republican allies, the Daily Wire reported.
—Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica, 24 Feb. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 14 May 2025
And this company took three months to give me the quotation for a simple BMX handlebar.
—Elizabeth Mendez, CBS News, 6 May 2025
And that quotation points us to this pearl from a writer who’s sold 350 million copies of his work.
—Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2025
The quotation also appeared in a memo sent by the White House to Republican allies, the Daily Wire reported.
—Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for quotation
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“Quotation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quotation. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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quotation
noun
quo·ta·tion
kwō-ˈtā-shən
1
: the act or process of quoting
2
: the prices currently bid or offered for stocks, bonds, or goods
3
: something that is quoted
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