indirect quotation

English

Noun

indirect quotation (plural indirect quotations)

  1. An utterance in which one person states what someone else said, but framed as an object within a larger clause without quotation marks (when in written form) and sometimes, but not necessarily, repeating their exact words verbatim.
    Coordinate term: direct quote
    She relayed his words as an indirect quotation: she said, "He told us that he wants stronger action to be taken."
    He told us that he wants stronger action to be taken; there are no quote marks in this sentence because it contains an indirect quotation.
  2. (numismatics, business) A rate in foreign currency.
    Synonyms: currency rate, receiving quotation
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