■ noun
1》 a group of words from a text or speech repeated by someone other than the originator.
↘a short musical passage or visual image taken from one piece of music or work of art and used in another.
↘the action of quoting from a text, work of art, etc.
2》 a formal statement of the estimated cost of a job or service.
↘ Stock Exchange a price offered by a market-maker for the sale or purchase of a stock.
3》 Stock Exchange a registration granted to a company enabling their shares to be officially listed and traded.
Origin
C16: from med. L. quotatio(n-) , from quotare (see quote ).