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quote

verb [T] (GIVE PRICE)
 
 
/kwəʊt/ US  /kwoʊt/

Definition

C2 to give a price, especially one that will be charged for doing a piece of work: The architect has quoted £40,000 to build an extension.Assessing and estimating valueAnalysing and evaluatingNegotiating prices
(Definition of quote verb (GIVE PRICE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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