When you quote, you tell the exact words someone else said or wrote. This is common when writing or speaking to show proof or give examples.
She quoted a line from the book.
He likes to quote famous speeches.
A quote is a few words or a sentence taken from a person or book. People use quotes to show ideas or feelings from others.
She read a quote from a famous author.
This quote is very inspiring to me.
In business, to quote means to say how much something will cost. This helps people know the price before buying or using services.
The shop quoted me $50 for the repair.
Can you quote the price for the job?
In finance, to quote means to say or show the current price of stocks or shares. This lets investors know how much the stock costs now.
The broker quoted the stock price quickly.
They quoted shares on the stock market today.
A quote is the real-time price of a stock or asset shown on the market. It tells people how much they must pay to buy or sell it now.
The stock's quote increased today.
Check the quote before you buy shares.
To quote can also mean to put words in quotation marks in writing. This shows these are exact words from someone else.
Please quote the exact words in your essay.
He quoted the phrase with quotation marks.
