This is the headline of an online article
How to Prepare a Quote for a Job
The closest meaning I've found in dictionaries is an estimate, but what does a job estimate mean? Is it all about telling the employer my rate?
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3A "job" can also mean a "project". The quote states the price you are going to charge for the completed work product and the scope of the work and it can include ancillary details like a promised delivery date and a payment schedule, if payment is not in one lump sum upon delivery but is broken out into a downpayment, another partial payment upon delivery, and then a final payment after a testing period and final acceptance of the work. – Tᴚoɯɐuo Nov 7 at 23:10
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1@Tᴚoɯɐuo: I believe that is an answer, not a comment. – sharur Nov 7 at 23:28
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@sharur: You're welcome to your beliefs. To me, it looks like a comment. :) – Tᴚoɯɐuo Nov 8 at 10:13
If someone asks you to do a job, for example, they ask you to make a website, they will ask you how much you will charge before you begin work.
They will ask you to give them a "quote" or an "estimate". The difference is that an "estimate" may be changed later, if there are unexpected problems. A quote should be a fixed price (in practice this distinction may not be strictly observed).
A client will probably get several quotes and choose the cheapest that fulfils their requirements. If a client asks for a quote you should tell them how much you would charge to do the job.
This only applies to contract work, not salaries or wage-work.
