# Quotes

> An offer to a customer: what they could buy and at what price, which they accept or decline.

A quote holds lines with a description, a quantity, and a unit price, and a total. It can name the [deal](/docs/apps/sales/deals) it prices.

## How it works

A quote is a [Document](/docs/concepts/records/documents). It moves like this:

1. You draft the quote. A draft changes freely.
2. You click **Send quote**. Continual numbers the quote, such as Q-12, and makes it final.
3. When the customer answers, you click **Accept quote** or **Decline quote**.

**Send quote** does not email the customer. Share the quote with them yourself. A sent quote no
longer changes. To offer different terms, draft a new quote.

A line can name one of your products. A quote can also name the legal entity that sells, and an
order drafted from it copies its lines.

<RecordReference type="sales.quote" />

## Next steps

<Cards>
  <Card title="Send a quote" href="/docs/guides/send-a-quote" icon="receipt">
    Draft a quote, send it, and record the answer.
  </Card>
  <Card title="Orders" href="/docs/apps/sales/orders" icon="check">
    Turn an accepted quote into an order.
  </Card>
</Cards>