quota

nounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈkwəʊ.tə//
Canada//ˈkwoʊ.tə//
Canada/[ˈkwoʊ.ɾə]/
Australia//ˈkwəʉ.tə//
Australia/[ˈkwəʉ.ɾə]/

A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.

noun

1
A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.
2
A prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal.
Captain Olimar: 'We have to work harder on finding some truly valuable treasures. The sooner we hit our quota, the sooner I can get back to my wife and kids on Hocotate.'
The UAE’s decision had been rumored as a possibility for some time, as it pushed back in recent years against OPEC production quotas it felt had been too low — meaning it wasn’t able to sell as much oil to the world as it had wanted.
3
A restriction on the import of something to a specific quantity.

Etymology

From Latin quota pars; see Latin quota.

Forms

plural: quotas

quitting · The deliberate ending of something.quiz · A competition in the answering of questions.quo · Paired with quid, in reference to the phrase quid pro quo…

quota · A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.

quote · A statement attributed to a person; a quotation.quoting · A quoted statement; a quote.r · The eighteenth letter of the English alphabet, called ar and…

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