Noun

(en noun)

An official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice.

The act of citing a passage from a book, or from another person, in his own words.

An entry in a list of source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.

The passage or words quoted; quotation.

Enumeration; mention; as, a citation of facts.

A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law.

A commendation in recognition of some achievement, or a formal statement of an achievement.

Noun

(en noun)

A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.

A prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal.

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(business, economics) A restriction on the import of something to a specific quantity.