Tra từ quotation - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

quota·tion AW [quotation quotations] BrE [kwəʊˈteɪʃn] NAmE [kwoʊˈteɪʃn] noun
1. (rather formal) (also rather informal quote)countable a group of words or a short piece of writing taken from a book, play, speech, etc. and repeated because it is interesting or useful
•The book began with a quotation from Goethe.
•a dictionary of quotations
•Two short quotations will illustrate my point.
see also ↑misquotation
2. uncountable the act of repeating sth interesting or useful that another person has written or said
•The writer illustrates his point by quotation from a number of sources.
3. countable (rather formal) (also rather informal quote)a statement of how much money a particular piece of work will cost
Syn: ↑estimate
•You need to get a written quotation before they start work.
•We'll give you a free quotation for replacing your windows.
4. countable (finance)a statement of the current value of goods or shares
•the latest quotations from the Stock Exchange
See also: ↑quote

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent. (denoting a marginal reference to a passage of text): from medieval Latin quotatio(n-), from the verb quotare, from quot ‘how many’, or from medieval Latin quota.

Thesaurus:
quotation noun
1. C, U (formal)
•The book began with a quotation from Goethe.
informal quote • |formal citation •
a quotation/quote/citation (taken) from sb/sth
This quotation/quote/citation comes from…
2. (formal)
•You should get a written quotation from builders before they start work.
estimate • • valuation • |BrE costing • |informal quote •
a/an quotation/estimate/quote for a piece of work
a high/low quotation/estimate/valuation/quote
give/provide/get/obtain/accept a/an quotation/estimate/valuation/quote

Example Bank:
•If you take text from other sources, place it in quotation marks.
•It's a quotation from a poem by Keats.
•Most builders will give you a free quotation.
•My quotation is taken from ‘Hamlet’.
•Where does that quotation come from?
•a direct quotation from a recent speech by the president
•Call today for a free quotation.
•It was the first football club to have a full stock market quotation.
•You might find out if you look in a dictionary of quotations.
•You should always get a written quotation from builders before they start work.
•a quote/quotation from Shakespeare