quotation
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4.5
- noun
- /kwəˈteɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
cotización
- Listen, get me a quotation for gold on the Paris market.
Examples
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Can you provide me with a quotation for the latest price of silver on the exchange?
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Outfitted with a New York Stock Exchange ticker, each shop would post quotations as they came in.
Academic text (2010) -
So, I'll have my sales manager get the quotations and delivery dates for you as soon as possible.
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The company states that it received more requests for quotations from potential buyers than had been expected.
Academic text (1998) -
Forward-looking traders base spot and forward quotations on all relevant, available information.
Academic text (1990) -
Bloom's analysis of Shylock suggests that the quotation from The Merchant of Venice greatly complicates Star Trek VI.
Academic text (2000) -
The investor checked the quotation for shares of the company before making his purchase.
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She kept an eye on the quotation for oil prices throughout the day.
Synonyms
63
3.0
A number that shows how much one share of a company costs when people buy or sell it
40
2.8
The price something sells for in a market with many buyers and sellers
21
2.5
The price people pay for something like shares or houses when it is bought and sold freely
20
3.4
The amount a seller wants for something that is for sale
6
2.7
The price at which something is sold to buyers
2
6.4
Current price of things like oil or gold for immediate delivery
The price a seller asks for something like a share
Compounds
8
1.1
Small signs in writing used to show the exact words someone said or a short title like a song
How Real
- Specialized
173
6.4
- Specialized
- Specialized
7
4.5
- Specialized
29
6.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Quotation comes from an old root quot- meaning 'how many', the same root as quota. That's why a quotation in markets is the current 'number' or price shown for buying or selling something.