Quotation

Quotation
The bid and offered prices a dealer is willing to buy or sell at. The New York Times Financial Glossary

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quotation quo‧ta‧tion [kwəʊˈteɪʆn ǁ kwoʊ-] noun [countable]
1. COMMERCE a written statement of how much something will cost, for example some building work; = QUOTE:

• Could you give us a quotation for fixing the roof?

• an insurance quotation

2. FINANCE the price of a share on a stockmarket, either its selling price or its buying price:

• The company processes the stock quotations from all of the nation's major exchanges.

• the day's listing of mutual fund quotations

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   Current price or rate given in the market or exchange. Not necessarily the price at which a trade will be made.

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quotation UK US /kwəʊˈteɪʃən/ noun (INFORMAL quote)
► [C] COMMERCE a statement of how much a job, service, or product will cost: a quotation for sth »

You can request a quotation for professional indemnity insurance online.

 get/give sb/ask for a quotation »

Get at least three quotations for the work.

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Written quotations are available on request.

→ Compare ESTIMATE(Cf. ↑estimate) noun
► [C] UK STOCK MARKET the price of a company's shares on a stock market at a particular time: »

In a few years, trading securities will be digital and people will be able instantly to get stock-price quotations.

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By publishing quotations, the market maker raises the profile of the security.

► [C, U] STOCK MARKET if a company's shares have a quotation on a particular stock market, they are being traded on it: »

A quotation on the London market is a logical next step.

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In 2005 the company withdrew its shares from public quotation .

→ See also APPLICATION FOR QUOTATION(Cf. ↑application for quotation), NOMINAL QUOTATION(Cf. ↑nominal quotation)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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