|Origin:||quotare, from Latin quot 'how many'| 1 [intransitive
and transitive]ALTCN to repeat exactly what someone else has
said or written She quoted from a newspaper article. He quoted a
short passage from the Bible. A military spokesman was quoted as
saying that the border area is now safe. quote somebody on
something Can I quote you on that? to give a piece of
information that is written down somewhere: You can order by
phoning our hotline and quoting your credit card number. He
quoted a figure of 220 deaths each year from accidents in the
home. to give something as an example to support what you are
saying [= cite]: Mr Jackson quoted the case of an elderly man
who had been evicted from his home. to tell a customer the price
you will charge them for a service or product: They quoted a
price of £15,000. quote something for something The firm
originally quoted £6,000 for the whole job. to give the price of
a share or currency: The pound was quoted this morning at just
under $1.46. The company is now quoted