quotation
Pronunciation: [kwəˈteɪʃən]
Word
Context: "communication"
(noun) a repetition of someone else's statement or thoughts. When you say or write exactly what someone else has said, it's called a quotation.
Example
She included a famous quotation from a book in her essay.
Example
He didn't use a quotation in his paper, so it lacked supporting ideas.
Example
Can you find a quotation from the author to support your argument?
Context: "business"
(noun) a formal statement of the cost for goods or services. When you ask how much something will be and a business tells you the price, that's a quotation.
Example
The contractor gave us a quotation for the renovations we wanted to make.
Example
We didn't receive a quotation for the repairs, so we couldn't plan our budget.
Example
Have you gotten a quotation for the new website design yet?
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