to repeat (a passage, phrase, etc.) from a book, speech, or the like, as by way of authority, illustration, etc.

to repeat words from (a book, author, etc.).

to use a brief excerpt from

The composer quotes Beethoven's Fifth in his latest work.

to cite, offer, or bring forward as evidence or support.

to enclose (words) within quotation marks.

Commerce .

to state (a price).

to state the current price of.

to make a quotation or quotations, as from a book or author.

(used by a speaker to indicate the beginning of a quotation.)

a quotation.

quotation mark. ?

quote unquote

so called; so to speak; as it were

If you're a liberal, quote unquote, they're suspicious of you.

verb

adduce , attest , cite , detail , excerpt , extract , instance , name , paraphrase , parrot , proclaim , recall , recite , recollect , reference , refer to , retellnotes:one should use quote exclusively as a verb and use quotation as a noun , cost , passage , quotation , refer , repeat , retell , select