1. Repeat a passage from
   "He quoted the Bible to her";
   - cite
    
2. Refer to for illustration or proof
   "He said he could quote several instances of this behaviour";
   - cite
    
3. Put quotation marks around; include as a quotation
   "Here the author is quoting his colleague"
    
4. Name the price of
   "quote prices for cars"

1. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited
   "The essay began with a relevant quote from Shakespeare";
   - quotation, citation
    
2. A punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else
   "She used quotes to indicate direct speech";
   - quotation mark, inverted comma [Brit]
    
3. A statement indicating the likely cost of some job
   "The contractor sent us a quote for the renovation work";
   - estimate, quotation [Brit]

Derived forms: quotes, quoting, quoted

Type of: advert [rare], bring up, cite, excerpt, excerption, extract, give, ingeminate [archaic], iterate, mark, mention, name, punctuate, punctuation, punctuation mark [Brit], refer, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell, selection, statement

Encyclopedia: Quote, Unquote