QUOTA'TION, noun [from quote.] 1. The act of quoting or citing. 2. The passage quoted or cited; the part of a book or writing named, repeated or adduced as evidence or illustration. 3. In mercantile language, the naming of the price of commodities; or the price specified to a correspondent. 4. Quota; share. [Not used.]
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI