quotation
/kwəʊˈteɪʃən/ noun [C]Definition
PHRASE › a sentence or phrase that is taken out of a book, poem, or play: a quotation from Shakespeare/the Bible
COST › the amount that a piece of work will probably cost: Make sure you get a quotation for all the work before they start.
(Definition of quotation noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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