unquoted

A company's unquoted shares are not traded on a public exchange.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not cited or referenced: "unquoted" describes a statement, source, or passage that has not been reproduced or cited in writing or speech.
   • Not listed on a public stock exchange: In finance, "unquoted" refers to securities or shares that are not listed on an official market and therefore do not have a publicly available market price.

Usage Examples

• Not cited:

  • The author included several unquoted sources in the bibliography, making it difficult to verify the claims. (Sources that were not directly cited or reproduced.)
  • His speech contained many unquoted remarks from colleagues, which led to confusion. (Remarks that were not attributed or referenced.)

• Not listed on an exchange:

  • The company's shares remain unquoted, so investors cannot trade them on the stock market. (Shares not listed on a public exchange.)
  • Unquoted securities are often harder to sell because they lack a transparent price. (Securities without a market listing.)

Advanced Usage

• "unquoted data": information that has not been cited in a formal reference.

  • The research paper relied heavily on unquoted data from private interviews. (Data not formally cited or published.)

• "unquoted company": a business whose shares are not traded on a public exchange.

  • The unquoted company was valued by private investors based on its earnings. (A company without a stock market listing.)

Variants and Related Words

• Unquoted (adj) is the direct form; no common variants exist, but related terms include:
  • Quote (v): to reproduce or cite a passage or statement.

    • She quoted a famous line from the poem. (She cited the line.)
  • Quoted (adj): cited or listed; opposite of unquoted.

    • The quoted price was higher than the unquoted one. (The price was publicly listed.)

Synonyms

• Uncited: not referenced or attributed (for sources).
  • The unquoted passage was considered plagiarism. (Uncited passage.)
• Unlisted: not included on a public register (for securities).
  • Unquoted shares are also called unlisted shares. (Not on a stock exchange.)

Related Idioms

• "Off the record": spoken in confidence and not intended for quotation.

  • The politician made an unquoted remark that was meant to be off the record. (A remark not to be cited publicly.)

• "Not for attribution": information that cannot be quoted directly.

  • The report contained unquoted statements from anonymous sources. (Statements not attributed to a named person.)