quotable
gb/kwˈoʊtəbəl/ us/kwˈoʊtəbəl/
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Inglês
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adjective
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property
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worth quoting
good enough to repeat as a quote
Padrão de uso:
[remark/line/passage] is quotable
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes use quotable to mean ‘already quoted’ (quoted) or ‘able to quote’ (a person who can quote others).
Sinónimos
memorable (More general; not specifically about being quoted.)
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pithy (Emphasizes being short and clever; not all pithy lines are widely quoted.)
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wise (Focuses on insight rather than repeatability.)
Antónimos
unquotable (Not suitable to repeat as a quote.)
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forgettable (Not memorable enough to be repeated.)
Colocações
a quotable line
|a quotable quote
|a quotable remark
|a quotable moment
|a quotable passage
|highly quotable
|instantly quotable
|not very quotable
|most quotable
|eminently quotable
Temas
language
|media
|writing
|humor
Exemplos
- Her speech had several quotable lines that journalists repeated for days.
- It’s a funny, quotable scene that fans love to reference.
- The book is full of quotable observations about work and money.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- That is a quotable sentence.
- He always says quotable things.
adjective
business
C1
property
2
allowed to be quoted publicly
okay to repeat as a public quote
Padrão de uso:
[comment/information] is quotable
Erro comum:
Don’t use quotable here to mean ‘interesting’; it mainly means ‘permitted to quote’ in reporting contexts.
Sinónimos
on the record (Common journalism phrase with a similar meaning; not an adjective for a sentence in general use.)
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citable (More often used for sources and references; less common for media permission.)
Antónimos
off the record (Not permitted to be quoted publicly.)
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unattributable (May be used but not credited to a named source.)
Colocações
fully quotable
|not quotable
|quotable on the record
|nothing was quotable
|is that quotable?
|a quotable statement
|a quotable comment
|make it quotable
|keep it quotable
Temas
media
|journalism
|communication
|workplace
Exemplos
- Before the interview started, she asked which parts would be quotable.
- He clarified that his earlier comment was not quotable and should not be printed.
- The spokesperson gave a brief, quotable statement for reporters.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- Is this quotable?
- That part is not quotable.
adjective
technical
C2
property
3
having a quoted market price
having a public market price
Padrão de uso:
[security/asset] is quotable
Erro comum:
In finance, quotable refers to price quotation, not to memorable words.
Sinónimos
listed (Emphasizes being admitted to an exchange; not identical to having a reliable quote.)
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quoted (Common in finance; means a price is stated/available in the market.)
Antónimos
unlisted (Not traded on an exchange; may not have a public quote.)
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illiquid (Hard to trade; often lacks reliable quoted prices.)
Colocações
quotable securities
|quotable instruments
|readily quotable
|quotable price
|quotable market value
|non-quotable
|thinly quotable
Temas
business
|finance
|investing
Exemplos
- The fund invests mainly in quotable securities traded on major exchanges.
- Because the market is thin, the bond isn’t always readily quotable.
- Private shares may be difficult to value because they are not quotable.
Gramática
Forma de dicionário
quotable
IPA
GB/kwˈoʊtəbəl/
US/kwˈoʊtəbəl/
Sílabas e acento
quot - able (2 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (quot)
Formas da palavra
Adjective
- Base: quotable
Expressões
quotable quotes
1/kwˈoʊtəbəl kwˈoʊts/
fixed phrase
collection of memorable quotations
a list of good quotes
Exemplos
- The website has a section of quotable quotes from famous writers.
- She posted a few quotable quotes from the movie on her blog.
- The book opens with a page of quotable quotes about friendship.