quotes

NOUN

repetition of something spoken or written by someone

Synonyms

WEAK

citation citing cutting excerpt extract passage quote recitation reference saying selection

NOUN

financial estimate

Synonyms

WEAK

bid bid price charge cost current price figure market price price price named published price quote rate stated price tender

VERB

repeat something spoken, written by another

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cite name recall refer to

STRONG

adduce attest detail excerpt extract instance paraphrase parrot proclaim recite recollect reference retell

Antonyms

STRONG

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Example Sentences

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The Times quotes officials justifying the order by saying it would reduce duplication of effort; our own spies wouldn’t bother recruiting someone if they knew he or she was already an agent.

From Slate • Jul. 1, 2026

The quotes they use come “either from the person speaking them” or from “someone who heard them directly, or from contemporaneous notes, recordings, or transcripts.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

It quotes former Liberal Democrat MP and royal critic Norman Baker who says the royals are "hugely expensive".

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

“Underwriters call the Western-linked vessels that draw the steepest quotes ‘missile magnets,’” Krishnan said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026

Mr. Stoker does air quotes around soul mate.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty