check off vs quote

check off

verb
  • To carry out a decision recorded through the process of checking off an item on a list, including dealing with it, removing it from the possible choices, or removing the not checked items from further consideration. 

  • To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory); to tick off (UK), tick (UK), cross off, strike off. 

  • To deduct union members' dues from their wages. 

quote

verb
  • To prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price. 

  • To repeat (the exact words of a person). 

  • To name the current price, notably of a financial security. 

  • To indicate verbally or by equivalent means the start of a quotation. 

noun
  • A quotation; a statement attributed to a person. 

  • A price set for a financial security or commodity. 

  • A summary of work to be done with a set price. 

  • A quotation mark. 

How often have the words check off and quote occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )