Statement vs. Quote

A declaration or remark.

A presentation of opinion or position.

(finance) A document that summarizes financial activity.

Example: ‘a bank statement’;

(computing) An instruction in a computer program.

(transitive) To provide an official document of a proposition, especially in the UK a Statement of Special Educational Needs.

The act of stating, reciting, or presenting, orally or on paper; as, to interrupt a speaker in the statement of his case.

That which is stated; a formal embodiment in language of facts or opinions; a narrative; a recital.

a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc;

Example: ‘according to his statement he was in London on that day’;

a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true;

Example: ‘it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true’;

(music) the presentation of a musical theme;

Example: ‘the initial statement of the sonata’;

a nonverbal message;

Example: ‘a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are’; ‘his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention’;

the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program

a document showing credits and debits

A quotation, statement attributed to someone else.

A quotation mark.

A summary of work to be done with a set price.

Example: ‘After going over the hefty quotes, the board decided it was cheaper to have the project executed by its own staff.’;

A price set for a financial security or commodity.

(transitive) To repeat someone’s exact words.

(transitive) To prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price.

To name the current price, notably of a financial security.

(intransitive) To indicate verbally or by equivalent means the start of a quotation.

(archaic) To observe, to take account of.

To cite, as a passage from some author; to name, repeat, or adduce, as a passage from an author or speaker, by way of authority or illustration; as, to quote a passage from Homer.

To cite a passage from; to name as the authority for a statement or an opinion; as, to quote Shakespeare.

To name the current price of.

To notice; to observe; to examine.

To set down, as in writing.

A note upon an author.

a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else

a passage or expression that is quoted or cited

repeat a passage from;

Example: ‘He quoted the Bible to her’;

name the price of;

Example: ‘quote prices for cars’;

refer to for illustration or proof;

Example: ‘He said he could quote several instances of this behavior’;

put quote marks around;

Example: ‘Here the author is quoting his colleague’;

repeat or copy out (words from a text or speech written or spoken by another person)

Example: ‘he quoted from the scriptures’; ‘I realized she was quoting passages from Shakespeare’;

repeat a statement by (someone)

Example: ‘a military spokesman was quoted as saying that the border was now quiet’;

mention or refer to (someone or something) to provide evidence or authority for a statement or opinion

Example: ‘the examples quoted above could be multiplied from case studies from all over England’;

put forward or describe someone or something as being

Example: ‘heavy teaching loads are often quoted as a bad influence on research’;

give someone (the estimated price of a job or service)

Example: ‘a garage quoted him £30’;

name at (specified odds)

Example: ‘he is quoted as 9–2 favourite to score the first goal of the match’;

give (a company) a quotation or listing on a stock exchange

Example: ‘a British conglomerate quoted on the London Stock Exchange’;

a quotation from a text or speech

Example: ‘a quote from Wordsworth’;

a quotation giving the estimated cost for a particular job or service

Example: ‘quotes from different insurance companies’;

a price offered by a market-maker for the sale or purchase of a stock or other security

Example: ‘quotes for North Sea Brent were rising’;

a quotation or listing of a company on a stock exchange.

quotation marks

Example: ‘use double quotes around precise phrases you wish to search for’;