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quota
[ kwoh-tuh ]
noun
- the share or proportional part of a total that is required from, or is due or belongs to, a particular district, state, person, group, etc.
Synonyms: allocation, apportionment, allotment
- a proportional part or share of a fixed total amount or quantity.
- the number or percentage of persons of a specified kind permitted to enroll in a college, join a club, immigrate to a country, etc.
quota
/ ˈkwəʊtə /
noun
- the proportional share or part of a whole that is due from, due to, or allocated to a person or group
- a prescribed number or quantity, as of items to be manufactured, imported, or exported, immigrants admitted to a country, or students admitted to a college
Word History and Origins
Origin of quota1
Word History and Origins
Origin of quota1
Example Sentences
Ireland, Poland and Austria are also opposed, but Italy will likely need to also come on board to achieve the required population quota.
The South East as a whole will have an annual quota of almost 71,000 - 20,000 more than planned under the former Conservative government.
Teams from each of the six international football confederations will be represented at next summer's tournament, including 12 European clubs - the highest quota of any confederation.
There are 12 places available for European clubs - the highest quota of the confederations.
Mamutjan, a Uyghur teacher who was imprisoned in 2015 for an irregularity in his travel documentation, says he was beaten for failing to meet the high tomato quotas expected of him.
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