indirect quotations

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.
   • She relayed his words as an indirect quotation: she said, "He told us that he wants stronger action to be taken."
2. A rate in foreign currency.

   Synonyms:

   currency rate, receiving quotation