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quotation

 
 
/kwəʊˈteɪʃən/ noun [C]

Translation

PHRASE a sentence or phrase that is taken out of a book, poem, or play
alıntı, aktarma, iktibas
a quotation from Shakespeare/the Bible1162
COST the amount that a piece of work will probably cost
muhtemel maliyet/fiyat; olası fiyat
Make sure you get a quotation for all the work before they start.1421
(Definition of quotation noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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