–noun

1.	something that is owed or that one is bound to pay to or perform for another: a debt of $50.

2.	a liability or obligation to pay or render something: My debt to her for advice is not to be discharged easily.

3.	the condition of being under such an obligation: His gambling losses put him deeply in debt.

4.	Theology. an offense requiring reparation; a sin; a trespass.

–noun

1.	an act or instance of consolidating; the state of being consolidated; unification: consolidation of companies.

2.	solidification; strengthening: consolidation of principles and beliefs. 3e8

3.	something that is or has been consolidated; a consolidated whole.

4.	Law. a. a statutory combination of two or more corporations. b. the union of two or more claims or actions at law for trial or appeal.

5.	(initial capital letter) a steam locomotive having a two-whe b63 eled front truck, eight driving wheels, and no rear truck.

6.	Pathology. the process of becoming solid, as changing of lung tissue from aerated and elastic to firm in certain diseases.

7.	Geology. lithification.

–verb (used with object)

1.	to repeat (a passage, phrase, etc.) from a book, speech, or the like, as by way of authority, illustration, etc.

2.	to repeat words from (a book, author, etc.).

3.	to use a brief excerpt from: The composer quotes Beethoven's Fifth in his latest work.

4.	to cite, offer, or bring forward as evidence or support.

5.	to enclose (words) within quotation marks.

6.	Commerce. a. to state (a price). 3f3 b. to state the current price of.

–verb (used without object)

7.	to make a quotation or quotations, as from a book or author.

8.	(used by a speaker to indicate the beginning of a quotation.)

–noun

9.	a quotation.

10.	quotation mark.

—Idiom

11.	quote unquote, so called; c6b so to speak; as it were: If you're a liberal, quote unquote, they're suspicious of you.