/kwoh tay"sheuhn/ , n.
1. something that is quoted; a passage quoted from a book, speech, etc.: a speech full of quotations from Lincoln's letters.
2. the act or practice of quoting.
3. Com.
a. the statement of the current or market price of a commodity or security.
b. the price so stated.
[ 1525-35; 1810-15 for def. 3; quotation- (s. of quotatio ), equiv. to quotat ( us ) (ptp. of quotare; see QUOTE) + -ion- -ION ]
Syn. 1. extract, citation, selection.