quotation

noun

1. (countable)A fragment of a human expression that is repeated by somebody else, for example from literature or a famous speech.

   “"Where they burn books, they will also burn people" is a famous quotation from Heinrich Heine.”

2. (uncountable)The act of quoting someone or something.

   “One of these preachers was a blacksmith, whose iron constitution had entirely given way, and the little strength that remained he exhausted in endless quotation of texts from the Bible.”

   “In his mature works, [Chinary] Ung pays regular homage to Cambodian music by evoking its ambience without resorting to quotation of specific Cambodian melodies.”

3. (countable)A price that has been quoted for buying or selling.

   “Let's get a quotation for repairing the roof before we decide whether it's worth doing.”

4. (uncountable)The act of setting a price.
5. (countable, obsolete)A quota, a share.