QUOTA

quota

(noun) a limitation on imports; “the quota for Japanese imports was negotiated”

quota

(noun) a proportional share assigned to each participant

quota

(noun) a prescribed number; “all the salesmen met their quota for the month”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

quota (plural quotas)

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

A prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal.

(business, economics) A restriction on the import of something to a specific quantity.

Synonyms

• (proportional part): allocation, allotment, apportionment, quotum

Source: Wiktionary


Quo"ta, n. Etym: [LL., fr. L. quota (sc. pars), fr.quotus which or what in number, of what number, how many, fr. quot how many, akin to quis, qui, who: cf. It. quota a share. See Who.]

Definition: A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division. "Quota of troops and money." Motley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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