quote
verb
uk/kwəʊt/ us [ I or T ] COMMERCE
to tell a customer how much a job, service, or product will cost:
quote sb sth A law firm in Washington D.C. quoted me a fee of $25,000 to get the paperwork done.
quote for sth Some insurers will even decline to quote for new business if the home is in a risky area.
[ T ] STOCK MARKET, FINANCE
to give the current price of a company's shares or of a currency:
The old system allows market makers to quote prices at which they will buy and sell large blocks of shares through all conditions.
quote sth at $1.50/£2.25/75p, etc. The British pound was quoted at $1.5117, down from $1.5135 in New York.
[ T ] STOCK MARKET UK
to record a company's name on a stock exchange so that its shares can be traded there:
quote sth on sth The Footsie is an average of the share prices of the biggest 100 companies quoted on the stock market.
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quote
noun [ C ]
COMMERCE informal uk/kwəʊt/ usa statement of how much a job, service, or product will cost:
Most quotes are valid for a month.
If you already have a UK medical policy, ask for a quote for offshore cover.
a quote for (doing) sth The quotes for the building work varied from $15,000 to $70,000.