quotation marks
kwəʊˈteɪʃən mɑːks
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Definition of quotation marks - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

1.
writing symbolspunctuation marks used to show speech or text
  • She put the title in quotation marks.
inverted commas
2.
ironic usageRaresymbols used to indicate irony or unusual usageRare
  • He used quotation marks to show sarcasm.
air quotes scare quotes
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Expressions with quotation

price quotationn.
written statement showing how much something will cost if ordered
The contractor sent a price quotation for the renovation work.
quotation markn.
punctuation mark used to show speech or quoted text
Put a quotation mark before and after the sentence.
quotation requestn.
formal ask sent to a seller to obtain a price offer
The company sent a quotation request to three different suppliers.
direct quotationn.
exact words spoken or written by someone
The article included a direct quotation from the interview.
indirect quotationn.
reporting speech without using exact words or quotes
She gave an indirect quotation of his speech.
forward quotationn.
contract to buy or sell assets in future
The company entered into a forward quotation to secure prices.

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Terms with quotation marks included in their meaning

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double quotesn.
punctuation marks
two quotation marks used to enclose direct speech or a quotation
in quotesadj.
writing
marked by quotation marks to show special or reported wording
quotev.
punctuation
put quotation marks around a word or phrase
in quotesadv.
language
in a way that puts words inside quotation marks or signals irony
air quoten.
hand gesture
gesture using fingers to mimic quotation marks
air quotesn.
marks
quotation marks made in the air
scare quoten.
writing
quotation marks used to show skepticism or irony
scare quotesn.
non-standard
quotation marks showing non-standard usage

Examples of quotation marks in a sentence

  • Quotation marks are essential in direct speech.
  • She put the word 'expert' in quotation marks to show doubt.
  • The term 'genius' was in quotation marks to indicate irony.

View all translations of quotation marks

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  1. French:guillemets, guillemets ironiques, ...
  2. German:Anführungszeichen, ...
  3. Italian:virgolette, ...
  4. Spanish:comillas, signos de cita, ...
  5. Portuguese:aspas, aspas irónicas, ...
  6. Chinese:引号, ...
  7. Japanese:引用符, 皮肉の引用符, ...
  8. Arabic:عَلامات الاقْتِباس, عَلامات التَّنصيص, ...
  9. Hebrew:מִרְכָּאוֹת, סִימְנֵי צִטּוּט, ...
  10. Russian:кавычки, кавычки для иронии, ...
  11. Ukrainian:лапки, кавычки, ...
  12. Hindi:उद्धरण चिह्न, ...
quotation mark US
kwoʊˈteɪʃən mɑrk
See also: inverted commas (UK)

Definition of quotation mark - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

writingUSpunctuation mark used to show speech or quoted textUS
  • Put a quotation mark before and after the sentence.
  • Each quotation mark must be paired correctly.
  • She forgot the closing quotation mark.
inverted comma
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Expressions with quotation

price quotationn.
written statement showing how much something will cost if ordered
The contractor sent a price quotation for the renovation work.
quotation markn.
punctuation mark used to show speech or quoted text
Put a quotation mark before and after the sentence.
quotation requestn.
formal ask sent to a seller to obtain a price offer
The company sent a quotation request to three different suppliers.
direct quotationn.
exact words spoken or written by someone
The article included a direct quotation from the interview.
indirect quotationn.
reporting speech without using exact words or quotes
She gave an indirect quotation of his speech.
forward quotationn.
contract to buy or sell assets in future
The company entered into a forward quotation to secure prices.

Terms related to quotation mark

💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
quotablequoteapostrophebracketcoloncommadashhyphenpunctuationsemicolon

View all translations of quotation mark

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  1. French:guillemet, ...
  2. German:Anführungszeichen, ...
  3. Italian:virgoletta, ...
  4. Spanish:comilla, ...
  5. Portuguese:aspas, ...
  6. Chinese:引号, ...
  7. Japanese:引用符, ...
  8. Arabic:عَلامة تَنْصيص, ...
  9. Hebrew:מִירְכָּאוֹת, ...
  10. Russian:кавычки, ...
  11. Ukrainian:лапки, ...
  12. Hindi:उद्धरण चिह्न, ...
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