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money quote

money quote noun: a quote that perfectly summarizes a journalistic story, such as a news report.

Noun

money quote (plural money quotes)

  1. A quote that perfectly summarizes a journalistic story, such as a news report.

Forms of money quote

pluralmoney quotes

Questions about money quote

What does money quote mean?
Money quote means a quote that perfectly summarizes a journalistic story, such as a news report.
What part of speech is money quote?
Money quote is a noun.
What is the plural of money quote?
The plural of money quote is money quotes.

Words near money quote in the dictionary

  1. money primaries
  2. money primary
  3. money printer
  4. money printers
  5. money purchase
  6. money quote
  7. money scrivener
  8. money scriveners
  9. money shift
  10. money shifted
  11. money shifting

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