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(Commerce 商业) a statement of how much money a particular piece of work will cost报价（单）；估价（单）◆The first quote you get is rarely the most competitive.你得到的第一份报价单通常都不是最划算的。Before asking someone to do a piece of work, for example to repair a vehicle, it is usual to ask them to tell you how much they expect it to cost. They do this by giving you a written estimate or a quotation/quote. 在请人做事，如修车时，通常会请对方先估算一下所需的费用。对方会提供一份报价单（estimate 或 quotation/quote）。 A person giving a quotation/quote often agrees to limit their fee to the amount stated in it. 提供 quotation/quote 的报价者通常会同意将费用控制在报价单所示金额以内。 A person giving an estimate usually keeps the right to change their price if circumstances change, for example if the price of parts rises or the work takes longer than expected. 提供 estimate 的报价人通常保留在情况发生变化时改变价格的权利，例如，如果零部件价格上涨，或者工期比预期更长等。