noun
1 words taken from a book, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ famous , memorable
▪ direct , verbatim
▪
a direct ~ from a recent speech by the president
▪ illustrative
▪ selective
▪ biblical , scriptural
VERB + QUOTATION
▪ take
▪
My ~ is taken from ‘Hamlet’.
▪ attribute
▪ cite
QUOTATION + VERB
▪ come from sth
▪
Where does that ~ come from?
QUOTATION + NOUN
▪ marks
▪
If you take text from other sources, place it in ~ marks.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ from
▪
It's a ~ from a poem by Keats.
2 ( esp. AmE ) price that will be charged for a piece of work ⇨ See ↑ quote
ADJECTIVE
▪ written
▪ free
▪ detailed
VERB + QUOTATION
▪ give (sb) , provide (sb with) , supply (sb with)
▪
Most builders will give you a free ~.
▪ get , obtain
▪ accept
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
Always get several ~s for the job.