n.
Pronunciation: kw ō - ' t ā -sh ə n also k ō -
Function: noun
Date: 1607
1 : something that is quoted especially : a passage referred to, repeated, or adduced
2 a : the act or process of quoting b (1) : the naming or publishing of current bids and offers or prices of securities or commodities (2) : the bids, offers, or prices so named or published especially : the highest bid and lowest offer for a particular security in a given market at a given time