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

Synonyms

• citation
• quote

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

This article contains a quotation that includes an anti-LGBTQ+ slur. Boston Red Sox player Jarren Duran was suspended for two games without pay on Monday after shouting a homophobic slur at a fan. —Abby Monteil, Them, 13 Aug. 2024

Residents don sweatshirts over T-shirts, conjuring up the apocryphal Mark Twain quotation about the coldest winter of the author’s life being a summer in San Francisco. —Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 31 July 2024

Spanning T-shirts, denim jackets, jeans, jockstraps and more, each garment is trimmed with a special canvas tape printed with a quotation from the artist. —Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 2 Aug. 2024

Located on a sloping hillside, the site included a long, low wall made of Deer Isle granite to be inscribed with quotations from Kennedy’s most famous speeches. —Emily Langer, Washington Post, 21 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing quotation

• quotation mark

Kids Definition

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