Enquiry vs Quotation - What's the difference?
enquiry | quotation |
(British, Australian, NZ) A question.
A fragment of a human expression that is repeated exactly by somebody else. Most often a quotation is taken from literature or speech, but scenes from a movie, elements of a painting, a passage of music, etc., may be quoted.
The act of naming a price; the price that has been quoted.
As nouns the difference between enquiry and quotation
is that enquiry is (british|australian|nz) a question while quotation is a fragment of a human expression that is repeated exactly by somebody else most often a quotation is taken from literature or speech, but scenes from a movie, elements of a painting, a passage of music, etc, may be quoted.enquiry
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(wikipedia enquiry)Alternative forms
* inquiryNoun
(enquiries)Usage notes
See .quotation
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(wikipedia quotation)Noun
(en noun)- "Where they burn books, they will also burn people" is a famous quotation from Heinrich Heine.
- Let's get a quotation for repairing the roof before we decide whether it's worth doing.